Band:	Sinergy
Album:	To Hell And Back
Style:	Heavy metal, Power metal
Release date:	2000
Guest review by:	manic

01. The Bitch Is Back
02. Midnight Madness
03. Lead Us To War
04. Laid To Rest
05. Gallowmere
06. Return To The Fourth World
07. Last Escape
08. Wake Up In Hell
09. Hanging On The Telephone
10. Invincible [Japanese bonus]

A year has passed since the debut-album of Sinergy. Everything seems so calm, peaceful and damn good. Suddenly we can hear the strong and crazy voice of Kimberly screaming ... "the bitch is back!" - and everything gets even better. A crazy idea, yet so catching and for some reason it gives a positive feeling about the album. With interest I start listening.

With the Demoness we start a ride to Hell.. but do we come back, as the album title says. We will find out. The album starts with a really powerful and angry track - "The Bitch is Back". It's actually presenting the whole album pretty well, fast riffs and intense drums, simple yet catching solos, awesome vocals and deadly lyrics. With the same mood and power we move on to witness the deeds of the Demoness. The songs shoot into the listeners like silver bullets. And behind these dark and grim lyrics one could find rather truthful topics and ideas.

And suddenly the Demoness lets us know, that She's just a human being fragile and tender, unstable in some aspects. Longing. It feels like the wrath was released with the beginning of the album and for 5 and a half minutes She calms down showing us Her desires and dying hopes. But with these dying hopes She unlocks the gates to Her demon side, She's back up, She's dark and angry, She's here to take what belongs to her, as they tell us in "Gallowmere". But still that's not everything. She goes vigorously on, unstoppable thanks to Her magic and beauty. The next tracks continue with the familiar power and enjoyable speed making the Hell as Metal as it gets. And it gets!

And then, the ending track "Hanging on the Telephone", Back with the human desires, but even more, back with the teenage human desires. I'm not saying the song is bad, I just don't understand yet, how it fits into this album. But the more I listen to it, the more I have the feeling, that this sharp and totally different ending is meant so. Leaves me thinking... did we now get back from the Hell.. or not?