This is the second album from this direct Heavy Metal styled band, and I am not impressed.
Of the 10 songs I only find a couple about good. This is mainly due to the lack of great melodies and a much too simple rhythm section.
Well, let's start with the positive stuff.
Knights Of Hades is a fast and pretty powerful song. The chorus is catchy and melodic, and the guitar solo is well played apart form the fact that it ends suddenly.
Chains Of Love has a cool background atmosphere and fitting slow passages. The solo is pretty melodic. The track flows along in a nice way and overall this is a good song.
Thunderblaze has a very standard rhythm and I must say that I am getting more and more tired of the vocals on this song (and album), it is way too overdone and without enough power. The main chorus is ok, but the strange middle-section chorus thing is completely silly and not working at all.
Watching Hell From Above offers a very plain guitar riff and overall does not seems to work very well. The chorus is terrible and stretched out of all fairness, I don't like to say this but I simply can't stand this overdone way of singing. The guitar lead sounds misplaced, and all in all the main rhythm is overplayed and simple.
I will not comment on any more songs, just say that even though there are elements of good composition, this album is much too uninteresting and seems very plain.
It is not that the musicians can't play; the drums are pretty solid and the riffs tight at times. The bass seems to fade away a little in the background, but where it is heard, it sounds fitting. The singing is not bad all the time; but it is when he tries to sing in a high tone.
Lyrically the album is about very different themes, from love to darker themes like death and horror. Not that inspiring. The production could have been more powerful, but overall it is pretty clear and you can easily hear what is going on.
Apart form a couple of well written songs and moments; this album has too much uninspiring music to offer. This album seems not to open up very much after giving it some listening. The rhythm section is simply too boring and simple. If you are into music without many changing elements, maybe you will like it more than me. I just think that this album lacks melody and interesting arrangements.
Written by
Tommy Friday, March 7, 2003
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