Contenders for the future Finnish power metal throne
Daisuke | Balt/Wash, MD USA | 12/09/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Twilightning, these guys have become my favorite power metal band. I used to herald Sonata Arctica, Avantasia, Stratovarius, and Symphony X as my top favs, and they still are. But now Twilightning rockets to the top of my list after Dragonforce joined their ranks. Glorious sonic power! NOTHING will compare to the lightning fast guitar work of Dragonforce but Twilighting comes close. Where Dragonforce falters a bit is insane speed and while it blows you away with sheer force the melodic partion of it could use a bit of tweaking. This is where Twilightning shines. Catchy, addictive, powerful, polished melodies, perfect timing and an awesome lead singer. Their drummer varies it up so it doesnt get old, and while teh keyboards play second bananna on this album, resorting to passive roles, it's almost everthing you could ask for from a power metal band. My only beef is that the lyrics need work, i sense a powerful message but i can't see it, the lyrics are somewhat incoherent at times and seem meaningless at points... and yet they use words like lubricious but then mispronounce them. I'll cut them some slack since they have only been around a little more than a year at this writing, this being their debut CD and that they are Finnish. They need english classes though. But in all honesty, these guys could be singing about how teh dog chewed up the newspaper and then going out for beers and it would still rock hard. Go to their website and listen to their songclips, namely "To The Wall" if you arent hooked you are deaf, you wont be sorry."
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1