Written by Jeeers on 06.02.2010 at 00:36

9?! - Oh I get it - "Only for real pOwweR mEtaL fans" Dumb music...

hey dont FUCK with other man taste of music!!

Written by MeTalRea|istiK on 21.02.2010 at 06:02

hey dont FUCK with other man taste of music!!

you have right for own taste of music only as long as it matches your opponent's taste...

Brilliant album. I dont care what the nay-sayers say!

YEAH!!FREEDOM CALL RULEZ!!

Written by Darken Rahl on 21.02.2010 at 04:48

I am a huge Power Metal fan and this is definetly PM. The best by them so far. I can't stand hard rock. When a band starts to lean that way (Edguy) I lose interest fast. I'm still undesided which is beter, the new Gamma ray or this. They are both extremely good albums.

I disagree to a certain extent. Imo, only half the album is PM, while the other half leans towards hard rock.

Af first, i dont understand, what is so bad about hard rock...

(and what is so good about nu metal btw, but thats another topic)

Written by Ellrohir on 21.02.2010 at 19:16

Af first, i dont understand, what is so bad about hard rock...

Hard rock is, imo, simple, basic, talentless music most of the time.
It's commercial, shallow, superficial. It promotes the same ideas and mentality as pop music, in general.

On a more personal level, I'd say hard rock is way too soft and lame for my tastes.

Written by Lord_Regnier on 21.02.2010 at 19:23

Written by Ellrohir on 21.02.2010 at 19:16

Af first, i dont understand, what is so bad about hard rock...

Hard rock is, imo, simple, basic, talentless music most of the time.
It's commercial, shallow, superficial. It promotes the same ideas and mentality as pop music, in general.

On a more personal level, I'd say hard rock is way too soft and lame for my tastes.

Man you need to get off your high horse. Metal isn't the only music with talent. And just like metal, you need to dig into the more obscure/underground acts when consulting the various rock genres, electronica/dance/trance/whatever you want to tag it as...all music.

I respect that you find the music too soft; I'm not a big fan of the style for the same reason, but it really isn't fair to others to go around acting like your shit doesn't stink because your musical tastes are just so much more talent-based than theirs.

Anyway, this is a well-written review with perhaps the only issue being the originality rating others have already pointed out and you've addressed.

I think I understand both sides... Firstly with your point regarding the album format, in that it isn't set up like most modern power metal releases (soft, heavy, ballad, repeat). And secondly, each song isn't original by any means, so maybe a 6-7 would be more appropriate.

Just my two cents.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 08.02.2010 at 15:25

Written by Lord_Regnier on 08.02.2010 at 14:01

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 08.02.2010 at 02:40

Same comment here as I posted in the album comments department:

Damn, I listened to it and it is once again a dripping cheesefest.

And reading the review how the bleep is it possible too give this piece of generic music a 9 for originality?
My God... Helloween and the other forefathers of cheese a 9 no porblem, but on eof the copiers a 9 in the originality department is just ludicrous. Performace 9, production 10 etc I can all live with but ORIGINALITY 9 hahahahaha joke of the year

There's indeed absolutely nothing new under the sun. The best it achieves, and only on a few parts here and there, is to sound like "Stairway To Fairyland".
But, come on. Originality? It's modern-day Powermetal we're talking about. It's always generic and not original at all.

And of course it's over-happy and quite cheesy. Freedom call have always been happy and cheesy. You need to be in the right mood to enjoy this band. The difference is after "Eternity" their songs are boring.
Lots of fillers and garbage songs.

Tbh I actually do find this new Freedom Call more enjoyable than their older stuff. I't just seeing the rating for originality here that made me crack up. With bands such as these it's better not to rate originality, that's like rating traditional doom bands for originality when in fact they lean so much on Black Sabbath that they should score around a 3 or 4 for originality every time, even a band such as great as Saint Vitus.

I think it's a mistake to take into account originality when rating albums and the reason is quite simple: you can have very original material that ends up only as a mess and sucks big time, while you can have masterpieces with absolutely nothing new or original.

Originality and quality are two completely different things. Originality should be mentioned in reviews but not take part in the rating.

Written by Lord_Regnier on 21.02.2010 at 22:01

Originality and quality are two completely different things. Originality should be mentioned in reviews but not take part in the rating.

yes...i see that in all those reviews you have posted...

Written by Ellrohir on 21.02.2010 at 22:54

Written by Lord_Regnier on 21.02.2010 at 22:01

Originality and quality are two completely different things. Originality should be mentioned in reviews but not take part in the rating.

yes...i see that in all those reviews you have posted...

WTF? I never posted any review.

Yes, thats the fact i tried to point out

Ok, I understand, Ellrohir. It wasn't criticism towards those who write reviews. Only my opinion on originality vs quality.

Ok, fair enough than...i understood it a bit differently...my apologizes then

I also agree that originality has SQUAT to do with quality. Its a seperate thing entirely. Also, in this day and age, almost everything musically has been done before. So to be completely original is almost an impossibility these days. And original doesnt automatically equal ''good''. Being original for being original's sake can come off as sounding contrived, and not very natural at all. To me the best music, unoriginal or not, is music played from the heart, and sounds natural and not forced.

As for the new Gamma Ray, I do like it quite a bit. Its certainly better than LOTF II anyways. But I prefer the new Freedom Call. It just has more substance to it, feels more adventurous, and is amazingly consistent for an album with 14 songs on it. I also feel it is FC's best album. Whereas Gamma Ray have done better than "To The Metal".

Written by Angelic Storm on 22.02.2010 at 03:09

I also agree that originality has SQUAT to do with quality. Its a seperate thing entirely. Also, in this day and age, almost everything musically has been done before. So to be completely original is almost an impossibility these days. And original doesnt automatically equal ''good''. Being original for being original's sake can come off as sounding contrived, and not very natural at all. To me the best music, unoriginal or not, is music played from the heart, and sounds natural and not forced.

One more time we agree completely.

Written by Lord_Regnier on 22.02.2010 at 03:56
One more time we agree completely.

What can I say? Great minds think alike I guess.

Hi here.

I'm quite sure many posters has not hear these guys all albums... LOS is a fu.ckin.g amazing work, mostly because, even when they keep the the "bigger-happy-metal-band-out-there" title, they amazingly dare to go beyond and has some quite dark moments couple with a new vocal approach which are simply great.

7 out 10 in my opinion...

Best power metal album at this time ,Chris has evolved and improved some very cool voice style. Crystal clear production . Songs could have been a little bit longer but this is fine. 9.5/10

Best power album at this time is Sabaton...or will be next month when it is coming out

but nice album indeed

When a dark/black metal album is out i don't comment it saying that for me all sound similares! and that sucks! i comment the genre i listen! so if you don't like power why d'you post messagges here??

Tracks 1 to 4: really awesome and surprising.
Track 5: still a very good song.
Tracks 6 to 8: a real bore .
Track 9: really awesome and surprising.
Track 10: nothing to comment.
Track 11: well, it is good.
Track 12: well, a short ballad, not bad.
Track 13: good song!
Track 14: hehe good song!

I had removed two or three songs of this album, and we get a solid record of power metal.

"From Russia with love" and POWER!!! \m/
This music changed my life. Thank you, Chris, for everything you do.