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Wolf has taken the music of '80s heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and boiled it down to its essentials to produce a fast, loud, driving sound. From the high-pitched vocals to the effectively simple guitar solos, the band has got its formula down pat. Admittedly, the formula does get a bit repetitious by the end of the album because of the lack of adornment or variation -- there are no wimpy ballads, ponderous dirges or experimental excursions here -- and the band doesn't have much emotional nuance or range; basically, they rock, rock, and then rock some more. Also, some of the guitar solos run a bit long, which pushes three songs over the six-minute mark. But it's still an exciting formula and you're likely to enjoy this album if you're a fan of '80s metal. In addition to the nine original songs, the album concludes with a cover version of Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (which demonstrates that vocalist Nicklas Olsson doesn't sound very spooky) and two bonus tracks: covers of Slayer's "Die by the Sword" and the Ramones' "I'm Not Afraid of Life." ~ Todd Kristel
Recording information: Soundlabe Orebro (06/2003); The Abyss, Parlby, Sweden (06/2003).
Photographer: Stefan Zschernitz.
Wolf: Mikael Goding (bass guitar); Daniel Bergvist (drums); Niklas Olsson.
Personnel: Niklas Olsson (vocals, guitar); Daniel Bergkvist (drums).
Evil Star Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   the best metal album since painkiller or melissa
wolf, what can i say that was not on my black wings review, this is by far wolfs most evolved and catchiest album to date, i cant get enough. you just cant hardly find mellody and talent like this nowdays, there are so many amazing power metal bands out there but wolf bring something new to the next generation of power metal that seperates them from the rest. the songs on evil star are so complex and so catchy you will find yourself wanting to sing along to every track. my favorites on this album are wolfs blood, the dark, black wing rider, die by the sword(slayer)and dont fear the reaper(they do the reaper so well that it makes the original sound like crap)the song black wing rider defines wolf's style to me, this is the catchiest and most ellaborate mellodic metal song i have heard in years, truly amazing, wolf to me are a mixture of my idols, and their idols as well, take mercyful fate, omen, attacker, old school metallica, and slayer, and something as mellodic and complex as stratovarius, and put them all together in a metal stew, and you have wolf, wolf take all these awesome old school metal elements and put a new flare in them to make something unique and all their own. if the metal scene dont take notice of wolf then something is extremely bad wrong, i give this a 5 star because this is without a doubt one of the best albums in metal since, melissa(mercyful fate), ride the lightning(metallica), and painkiller(judas priest). you cant go wrong with wolf, also metal brothers and sisters, check out silent force, attacker(hard to find check century media),and give tad moroses new album a try(modus vivendi)truly amazing.
sincerely (a true metal head)
Brandon Whitson
Submitted by brandon whitson, ( cmrunion (bakersville, NC, USA) 
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 Straight Up Iron Maiden
Wolf employ's a strong dose of early Iron Maiden influance in thier music. Evil Star is filled with galloping bass lines and interesting shift changes in the structure of their music. This is a rough and ready ride, muscially speaking, and in my opinion well worth the listen. If this CD were a heavy metal cake I would list the ingredients as follows: 2 heaping cups of Early Iron Madien, two pinches of Black Sabbath, a heaping tablespoon of Blue Oyster Cult and a cup of raw aggression. Bake on high volumn for about 50 minutes and you've got Wolf, Evil Star. Very tasty indeed. Warning if you do not like early Iron Maiden, then stay away from this CD. If you do like early Iron Maiden, Killers or Number of the Beast albums, then by all means buy this Cd you'll love it, I promise! Up the irons mate!
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