Yes…to an extent. I mean I miss the neo-classical licks of Carl Johan Grimmark that characterised early albums such as “Awakening” or “Long Live The King”. And some songs in this new album I found a bit dreary despite them being well executed and very well produced.
But, to use the titular metaphor, there is also light in darkness if you just look for it. For example ‘The Armour Of God’ is one of the more interesting songs – great keyboard melodies, top-notch melodic vocals and lively guitar licks. However it’s the title-track that probably contains the album’s most convincing moments. Indeed ‘From Darkness To Light’ is a dramatic and emotional song that embodies the best of Narnia. The second part of the song is instrumental so Narnia featured it as a separate track.
Other notable characteristics of this album: well, it has a lot of groove in it and vocalist Christian Rivel sometimes ventures quite low on the vocal scale.
So while I’m not 100% convinced “From Darkness To Light” has enough merits to justify a 7/10 rating.
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For the first time ever Stryper, Narnia and Tourniquer together!
14/09/2019
Place: Tropical Butantã
Adress: Av. Valdemar Ferreira, 93. Butantã, São Paulo/SP – Brasil
Tickets: https://ticketbrasil.com.br/show/6860-stryper-saopaulo-sp/ingressos/
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