Aptly named "Heavenly"
C. M. Sharrah | Glendale, AZ USA | 01/22/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A band doesn't have to revolutionize a genre to add to it. The more great musicians and talented writers you include the better. Did you ever wonder why all power metal bands sound similar? Maybe it's because they ALL have talent! Clean crisp lyrics, driving percussion, and the occasional tear-jerking guitar solo make this a genre that is easy to fall into and impossible to escape! Heavenly have all of that, along with a heavier useage of male "power-choir" choruses, which really get your blood pumping and make you sing along!! A great choice of an album to add to your collection....I own every Gamma Ray CD in existence, not because every album is "totally unique and bears no similarity to anything else before it", but because "every album is packed full of well-orchestrated and powerful music that every Power Metal group should adhere to." Heavenly are no exception. ...if you like Gamma Ray or other such power metal groups like Stratovarius, etc.. you *will* enjoy this album. I can honestly say it's not my absolute favorite (it's sooo hard to choose one these days - but it would probably have to be Sonata Arctica: Ecliptica), but I do listen to it quite often in my car! Power metal is a lifestyle. You listen to it, live it, breathe it."
THE POWER OF POWER METAL
theodon | Philadelphia, Pa. | 07/26/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Gamma Ray fans watch out for this one. Heavenly is up their with the likes of Gamma Ray, Helloween, Iron Saviour. In fact, Kia Hansen and Piet Seilk were both involved with helping Heavenly release this monster power metal CD. Every track on it is perfect. This is one CD that should be in everyone's stereo."
Finally its here at amazon!
Paulmeister | Dallas, USA | 10/01/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"...I was captivated by the opening riff which really sounds how you would expect a band called Heavenly to sound...heavenly! I think my favorite track would be Carry Your Heart. i think it gets the closest to what i'd expect them to sound like. Very Helloweenesque at times, actually i think Kai Hansen helped produce/record this album or something. hard to remember....ive been ever watchful for their album to be released here, and now it has!..."