Twenty years ago there were albums with good written songs, but due to the horrible production it sounded like shit. Ratings of 30 points or less would have been a regular mark. Today, due to the digital progression,\u00a0there are almost no albums with a so so production and mix. It sounds heavy, the instruments\u00a0are balanced in the mix and\u00a0every hole is filled in with sounds.\u00a0A good producer can make an inferior musician sound o.k. and a so so singer average. The most important thing today is that the musicians are capable\u00a0of writing good songs and even better, with some original or new ideas. Did leader\u00a0of the band Mark Ryal (guitar) \u00a0succeed in writing good songs that stick?<\/p>\n
This new album\u00a0sounds like a Swiss clock. This music is a mix of true power metal, NWOBHM and U.S. metal. “Across the Sea” starts like an Iron Maiden song, but with a rawer edge.\u00a0The singing of Bob Mitchell isn’t always excellent, although he does a better job than former vocalist Ruggiero. I like his raw style of singing,\u00a0then he sounds a lot like the\u00a0vocalist of Metal Church, but in\u00a0the higher regions he sometimes has a kind of irritating whining sound. “Thunderheads” sounds like a\u00a0Metal Church song.\u00a0In the info I read that Craig Wells wrote songs for this album, I think this is one of them.<\/p>\n
Another point I have to mention is, that after a few songs it starts\u00a0to bore a little. The songs are o.k., but\u00a0a lot of parts I have heard before and there are not enough surprises. The ballad “Starlight” doesn’t change my\u00a0opinion about that either, in this song you can hear that\u00a0singer Bob has\u00a0his limitations. One of the better tracks in my opinion\u00a0is “Repentence”, it\u00a0 has a lot of variety, strong riffing and melodic parts reminding of Iron Maiden.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0don’t think that the band\u00a0succeeded in writing a real top album.\u00a0The\u00a0songwriting is just not yet interesting and original enough and some vocal parts could have been better. Nevertheless, if you want a musical mix of Iron Maiden and Metal Church, you have to check them out.<\/p>\n
01. Across the Sea
\n02. In the Shadows
\n03. Bright Darkness
\n04. The Eye
\n05. Thunderheads
\n06. Chosen Ones
\n07. The Calling
\n08. Starlight
\n09. The Eyes Open Wide
\n10. Repentence
\n11. Temple of Judgement<\/p>\n
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Playing time:<\/strong> 48:01<\/p>\n Release date:<\/strong> 29 April 2016<\/p>\n Label:<\/strong> Pure Steel Records<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong> www.facebook.com\/saviorfromanger<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"