Freedom Call - Eternity - guest review
Freedom Call - Eternity - guest review
Tracklist
01. Metal Invasion02. Flying High
03. Ages Of Power
04. The Spell
05. Bleeding Heart
06. Warriors
07. The Eyes Of The World
08. Flame In The Night
09. Land Of Light
10. Island Of Dreams
11. Turn Back Time
Guest review by
R Lewis October 29, 2012
The album is great in its totality and, even not exaggerating in originality, provides eleven songs that don't get boring after a couple of listenings. In fact, from the super-epic "Metal Invasion" to the sad and melancholic ballad "Turn Back Time", the guys offer a nice range of tracks, even maintaining the same song structure of classic power metal: strophe, bridge, strophe, bridge, chorus, etc...
Music-wise, this album displays a pretty good technique from every member of the band, even if the guitar work seems often overwhelmed by the huge use of organs and such. Solos, even if quite short, show a nice mastery of the instrument and do always fit the track; and, if you're familiar with power metal, the drums will not be a surprise: on 90% of this release the background is dominated by a classic, thundering, double bass drum. Chris Bay does not already show the vocal maturity that can be enjoyed in 2010's Legend of the Shadowking but, anyhow, is a great singer. He will not enter in the vocalists' Hall of Fame but still provides an important touch of magic in Freedom Call's sound.
The real limit of this band can be found in the lyrics: the guys have not been able do detach, as bands like Sonata Arctica or Vision Divine have done, from the classic stereotype of warriors, dragons, and medieval times that makes music surely evocative, but quite childish, in the long run.
Anyhow, this remains a really great album, a must-have for every power metal fan and a nice try to someone new of the genre, especially for its accessibility. Surely the best Freedom Call release to date.
Highlights: "Metal Invasion", "Flying High", "Warriors", "Land of Light", "Turn Back Time"
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by R Lewis | October 29, 2012
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Bleeding Heart is my favorite song from this album. Honestly it's a bit overrated, there are some bad songs here and I think many of their albums are as good if not better...
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And I totally hate the song "Warriors". Can't listen to it...
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Posts: 936 Written by Mountain King on 29.10.2012 at 19:59 Well, I think that the only release that can equal Eternity in quality is Legend of the Shadowking. I was quite disappointed by their last album, Land of the Crimson Dawn
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Good one dude... loves this album , love Freedom Call. I think Dimension still catch up a bit, then Legend of Shadowking. But Eternity is what made Freedom Call. cheers.
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Posts: 936 Written by renai on 30.10.2012 at 00:09 Thank You. I think too that this is the release that consecreted their style.
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I agree this is cheesiest band in metal
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