Song of the day: “Asteroid” by Sunlord

Sunlord is a heavy/speed band born in 2004 in New York City by the Argentine guitarist and vocalist Alfonso Ferrazza who in the beginning began covering songs by Pantera and Slayer but with the passage of time and after making some cash they managed to release his own songs, resulting in three studio albums to date after several line-up changes over time. I met them as the opening act for Yngwie Malmsteen at Sony Hall in New York back in 2021, their raw sound and energetic staging captivated me from the first minute so I couldn’t help but get a vinyl and CD copy of their latest album to date, 222, released in 2020 by the band itself.

At the time I bought the album I was was traveling through the United States and I had to wait until I was back home to be able to listen to 222 with my full attention, but I remember perfectly the moment when I put the needle on the A-side of the album and the catchy The Vigilante started playing through the speakers. I wanted to investigate the rest of the albums released by Sunlord but unfortunately I didn’t find much on the streaming platforms so I had to turn to other platforms where some internet users had posted live videos performing songs from their two previous works, The First One (2013) and Burning Saint (2015), all of them released by the band themselves.

Now luckily I can listen to The First One and 222 on Spotify in my country, which has led me to discover the debut album of the New York trio properly. But today I want to start this new section in Allied Forces with one of my favorite songs from their latest album titled Asteroid, probably one of the most powerful that we can find on 222 and that I could easily classify as my favorite from Sunlord. The powerful guitar riff and the voice of his alma mater Alfonso Ferrazza make Asteroid one of the most addictive songs on an already addictive album where everything seems to fit together perfectly. You can find it on Spotify and YouTube for a few months, so it’s time to make way for the song in question:

If you want to get a copy of the album you can always go to Bandcamp where you can also get the rest of Sunlord‘s albums.