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Essential Power Metal Album For All Metal Fans

I. Davila | Denver | 05/07/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of the most essential power metal albums, period. While their newer tunes are maybe a little more progressive, this album is everything the (often cheezy) power metal genre is trying to live up to. Jens Carlsson, who is also in Savage Circus, and Dark Empire, is probably the best metal vocalist you've never heard of, and leads the charge for this dynamic offering to the metal gods. His voice is reminiscent of Hansi Kursch from Blind Guardian, but better (in my opinion).



This album is a must have for fans of Judas Priest, Symphony X, Iron Maiden, and the afformentioned Blind Guardian. It may also be enjoyable for many of you who are fans of old school American thrash such as Anthrax, and Overkill, since this is a thrashy, yet classic style melodic metal disc, and is better than most of the albums by the retro-thrash bands. Very powerful, epic, and technical. It has a raw and edgy feel, but sounds clean and precise.



The album starts off great with Fire At Will, a powerful vintage style metal song which could have easily come out of the late Eighties, except for the drumming, which is too good to come out of that era. Cursed and The Hunter are phenomenal, and Escape, and My Life For You are also epic.



I don't like this album quite as much as Dreamland Manor by Savage Circus (Jens' other band), but it is still very high on my all time Power Metal album list, as well as on my top 25 all time metal albums. If you are a fan of power, progressive, thrash, or classic style metal, check this CD out."