Gauntlet Rule - The Plague Court

Black vinyl / Gauntlet Rule was formed in 2019 by guitarist Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Massacre) and bassist Peter Svensson (Assassin’s Blade, Void Moon) with the intent of creating timeless heavy metal. The line up was completed by vocalist Teddy Möller (Loch Vostok). Despite of, or maybe because of, the style of Gauntlet Rule being a huge departure from the styles of Johansson’s and Möller’s main bands, the band manages to create an original sounding record yet maintain all the trademarks of classic metal. The songs range from speed metal to almost doom metal, but the focus on fist-pumping heavy metal is never let go. The foundation of the songs is the unrelenting riffing of the riffmaster Johansson, backed by the tight and sometimes adventurous rhythm section of Svensson and guest drummer Lars Demoké. The massive vocals of Möller set the tone for the journey through the landscapes of “The Plague Court”. Lyrical themes include horror stories, war, internal struggles, and supernatural concepts; sometimes several of the themes in one song. The album also features the excellent vocal talents of two guest vocalists. Blaze Bayley (ex-Iron Maiden) lends his world class pipes to the track “Dying for My Dreams”, to which he also contributed additional vocal arrangements and lyrical adjustments

Tracklist:

1. The Caneham House
2. Run the Gauntlet
3. The Well of Shadows
4. Runes of the Autumn Witch
5. Dying for My Dreams
6. Valley of Thorns
7. Plague Court
8. By the Gods Who Are Not
9. A Choir of Angels
10. Death Will Be Ours (And Ours Alone)