Dark Quarterer

Going into this album I was a little apprehensive as a lot of classic "heavy metal" often doesn't work for me due to the theatrical vocals (I.e bands like rainbow). When the first song started I liked it but my fears did not dissipate as the track wasn't all too ambitious.

Beyond that initial hurdle, however, is a phenomenonal record. The vocals, while slightly over the top, convey such an intense power that is impossible to not be intoxicated by. The guitar works is super ... read more

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slandro2

Interesting old Italian heavy metal album with some cool ideas and an impressive high and powerful singing.

Worth listening for: the great drumming, the inspired and varied guitar work, the epic vibe the band manages to create song after song

However: the production is not that great and reduces the power of the sound, limiting the highs and compressing the lows. Also, technically the band is great but I didn't find that many ideas in the project, though the ones on here are quite great.

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