Terrible band and I agree with Jeff's review of it.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.11.2012 at 00:52

Terrible band and I agree with Jeff's review of it.

Kinda shallow remark, but w.e.

I do not get why this band is so underrated. More than half of the songs are pretty memorable and a feast for the ears. The vocalist has a great voice and variation too and on top of it, a great shreder that shines the brightest but does not steal the spotlight. I find this album far better than what Manowar has been releasing since the 2000s, period.

Your opinion, I respect it, even if I don't agree with it.

I wanted to offer an alternative to the review posted a while ago, which in my opinion has been incredibly biased. I am not trying to make a name for this band, they have a lot to go around and they can improve, but seriously, even for a person like me that is deep into black metal, this album leaves some memorable moments.

While I do disagree with your review, I feel you make some very good points. Joe Stump and Maria Breon give good performances (I only don't say great because I feel they were capable of doing better and, compared to other symphonic metal bands, they don't really do anything that distinctive) and there are some good songs on this album, but the sad thing is that, to me, even these songs lack something that makes you want to re-listen to them once they are done. I think this album also suffers slightly from being too long: if it had been shorter, I'd be prepared to keep re-listening to it, but, as it is, I end up feeling bored by the time it is finished and, as such, usually can't be bothered to play it again. These guys do have potential (and I can tell that they started to show it much better on their most recent EP, which I've played far more than this album), but, on this album, they were a disappointment.

Written by Nemo Atkins on 14.04.2013 at 16:52

While I do disagree with your review, I feel you make some very good points. Joe Stump and Maria Breon give good performances (I only don't say great because I feel they were capable of doing better and, compared to other symphonic metal bands, they don't really do anything that distinctive) and there are some good songs on this album, but the sad thing is that, to me, even these songs lack something that makes you want to re-listen to them once they are done. I think this album also suffers slightly from being too long: if it had been shorter, I'd be prepared to keep re-listening to it, but, as it is, I end up feeling bored by the time it is finished and, as such, usually can't be bothered to play it again. These guys do have potential (and I can tell that they started to show it much better on their most recent EP, which I've played far more than this album), but, on this album, they were a disappointment.

I do agree that the EP is better. In fact, if this album would've been shortened to an EP, and would've included the highlights I mentioned, I think it would've been better. Then again, I do come back to it from time to time, but mostly for those tracks.