January 5th, 2024 - The Violet Fire Never Dies

 

Hello, hails, and happy Friday headbangers and craft beer freaks!  The Meista here with another killer brew and killer album pairing for ya my friends!  Today, I'm rocking the hell out to Sylent Storm's kick-ass "The Fire Never Dies" album along with a crisp, hoppy, and tasty Violet Fire New Style Lager from Uinta Brewing Company!  Oh, hell yeah!

Album Info: 

• Artist: Sylent Storm
• Title: "The Fire Never Dies"
• Recorded: 2020 at Dimension Sound and Headroom Labs in Grants Pass Oregon
  Release date: November 27th, 2020 1st full-length studio album by Sylent Storm)
• Record company: Stormspell Records
• Production: Brandon Seyboth and Rich Psonak
• Album cover art: Donald Yatomi (artwork) and Christopher Horst (band logo)
• Personnel: Michael Ian Brisbane (guitars), Jym Harris (lead vocals), Rich Psonak (drums), and Mike Pugh (bass)
• Guest musician: Ray Kilmon (backing vocals)
• Musical style: Heavy metal, power metal
• Sound: The songs on "The Fire Never Dies" are fast-paced, complex, richly textured, and totally rocking!  Harris' vocals soar over a heavy hitting, perfectly executed, tradition metal tapestry!
• Major themes: Heavy metal, perseverance, valor, violence, fantasy, sword and sorcery, darkness, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "The Fire Never Dies"
2. "Wrath Of The Blade"
3. "Witches' Blood"
4. "Morpheus"
5. "Shadow In The Darkness"
6. "Eye Of The Storm"
7. "Lunar Eclipse"
8. "Beware The BloodMoon"
9. "March Forth"
10. "Patriots Of Metal"
11. "Sleeping In the Rain"
12. "Betrayal"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Uinta Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://uintabrewing.com/
• Brew: Violet Fire New Style Lager
• Style: American Adjunct Lager
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Pour: The Violent Fire pours a clear, bright yellow hue with a bright white, frothy, half-finger head with good retention and soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is hoppy, grainy, and floral.  There are aromas of green melon rind, white peach, light tangerine, lemon zest, wildflowers, lemongrass, and cereal grain.
• Taste: The taste of the Violet Fire is characterized by grainy, grassy, floral, citrusy, and nutty flavors.  There are notes of crackery biscuit, grassy hops, lemongrass, peach, light grape, juicy melon, coconut, and light caramel.
• Mouthfeel: Light-bodied and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp and juicy, yet soft and smooth, with a dry, clean finish.

Overall pairing: The very crushable flavors and aromas of the Violet Fire make it the perfect beer for an afternoon of heavy duty headbanging with the mighty Sylent Storm!  Those hoppy, citrusy notes are great for the aggressive machine gun fire guitars and drums, while the sweeter and grainer aromas and flavors are a great companion to Harris' soaring vocals!

And if you haven't done so already, check out my interview with Sylent Storm vocalist Jym Harris here: https://youtu.be/eltLuCcCpQw

Cheers!!  Rock on!!