04/03/02
METALIUM / HERO NATION CHAPTER THREE
They say you can't judge a book by it’s cover but a CD cover can tell you a lot about the contents of the music and with this the 3rd Metalium CD, one look at the Atlas type figure, holding up the world with their logo emblazoned on it you know what’s inside. POWER METAL.
The latest instalment of the saga, is as totally over the top as the last two and filled to bursting with soaring vocals, blistering lead solo’s and thunderous drums, not to mention more riffs than a guitarist convention on overdrive. With titles such as "In The Name O Blood", "Odin’s Spell" and "Rasputin" you know what too expect and none of the song’s let you down, this is Power Metal at it’s best in the true tradition of Priest in there heyday or like fellow Germans Gamma Ray, totally awesome. If you are looking for a break from the Death or Nu Metal that you have been buying recently you won’t go wrong with this, Science Fantasy driven epic, Euro Metal at it’s finest.
TOTAL PLAYING TIME = 50 mins - 11 Tracks
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