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Pyramaze - Melancholy Beast



8.4 | 124 votes |
Release date: 31 May 2004
Style: Progressive power metal

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01. Sleepy Hollow
02. Forsaken Kingdom
03. Melancholy Beast
04. The Journey
05. Until We Fade Away
06. Legend
07. Mighty Abyss
08. Nature Of Triumph
09. Power Of Imagination
10. The Wizard [Track bonus]

Additional info
Recorded at Hansen Studios, Denmark
Vocals recorded at Nightmare Studios, USA
Mixed And Mastered at Hansen Studios
Produced & mixed by Jacob Hansen & Pyramaze
Mastered by Jacob Hansen (www.jacobhansen.com)
Artwork by Rob Alexander (www.robalexander.com)
Layout by Claus Jensen (www.intromental.com/design)

Distributed by Replica Records (Europe, Russia and Canada), Toshiba-EMI Limited (Japan), Melodic Heaven (Asia), MegaHard Records (South America) and Nightmare Records (USA)

Words and music written by Michael Kammeyer
Vocal melodies by Lance King & Michael Kammeyer
"The Nature Of Triumph" written by Jonah Weingarten

Staff review by
Jeff
Rating:
8.5
Pyramaze is a new young combo of Power/Prog metal from Denmark. A new combo?, no THE new combo of Power Metal. There is a ton of new bands that do such music each days but believe me that this time it's not a poor copy of the masters of the genre, no, we have certainly with Pyramaze one of the best newcomer of the year. Good melodies, great riffs and especially a great vocalist with Lance King , if you like true and great Power metal, please guys, take some minutes to read this review because you could regret to miss the first album of this excellent new band.

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published 30.01.2006 | Comments (2)

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Comments: 9   Visited by: 155 users
14.09.2015 - 20:48
Sounds a ton like Anubis Gate
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16.03.2017 - 01:26
Rating: 7
Nick Carter
It was a great surprise to discover this band. Gives me a Queensryche feeling.
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20.08.2019 - 15:12
Rating: 10
Mountain King
K i K o
Never gets boring. Whenever I play it, I have to play it all. The first 2 Pyramaze albums are just so great.
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21.08.2019 - 10:54
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Staff
I remember way back when, I reviewed Immortal as per a user request, and in doing my research I listened to their previous releases in order to get a sense of what to expect and what type of changes had occurred across their time as a band.

Their style was never something that appealed to me, but I do remember their first two albums seeming much more focused and energetic. By the time Immortal was released, it was like they lost a step in the creative process, playing it too safe and by the numbers -- even for a genre that by all accounts at that point had counted to infinity.

That said, those are still albums I have no problem suggesting to people looking for solid 2000s era power metal. Lance King's vocals alone are worth the listen.
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07.07.2020 - 19:40
Rating: 10
frequenzangriff
I am not much for progressive, but this album is something special, eeven after 16 years listening to it oftenly it still sounds fanastic!

also the album art is inredible, beautiful art and very symbolic
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23.08.2020 - 10:15
Rating: 9
majormalfunction
The soundtrack of my teen years and it still works as a charm, not a weak moment to find here.
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19.07.2022 - 09:23
Stunning Cactus
I find this album so underwhelming compared to the two that follow it. They really matured as a band yet this one seems to always be spoken in the same breath as LOTBC, which is just criminal.
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12.12.2022 - 04:27
Rating: 6
24emd
Theory Snob
Sorry, this one is just weak imo. I really like their last three albums, so much more melodic and heavy, with miles better vocals. So surprised how mad people got over the evolution of the sound. Yes, call it generic. I infinitely prefer the last three. They're like a breath of fresh air.
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05.01.2024 - 14:15
Rating: 6
Samot
With you.... maybe we're just listening to it at the wrong time, I realize that people actually have a more emotional connection with the album haha
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Um, Dois, Três, Quatro! Yeah! PORRA!!!
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