Genre(s): Neoclassical Heavy Metal
Lyrical Theme(s): Life, Love, Fantasy
Origin: South Korea (Seoul)
Current Label: Doremi Media
Status: Active
Let it be known that I am not the biggest fan of Neoclassical, Heavy Metal or Power Metal so take this review with a grain of salt. Forming in the capital of South Korea, Seoul, this band has formed into a beast in every sense of the word. 12 million people live in Seoul and not many bands from that place can do what they have done so they get major props with that alone.
Giving you just a little big of a tease with the opening track, "Prologue-Sarabande" is an instrumental track that will have you begging for more. As most bands from the any Asian country, you will get outrageous songs about random things, such as T-Rex. The second track blasts through your speakers with an amazing chorus and killer riffs, if this chorus doesn't get stuck in your head after a few listens, we've got some things to work on as a Metal fan. One of my favorite tracks on this record has to be "Rainbow of Hell", it brings me back to a time when Iron Maiden ruled the world and Ronnie James Dio was the reigning king of vocals. Memories just unleash inside my mind as I listen to this song, anything that brings back my childhood and classic 80's Heavy Metal is a great and wonderful thing. Of course, being a Neoclassical album, you'd think they'd have a beautiful masterpiece somewhere on the record, right? "Honestly" is that track, a breath of fresh air that after a long road down Heavy Metal-ville, you can sit back and listen to great soft vocals.
Extreme metal has recently taken over my life and I do miss just a good clean album every once in a while, I'll be coming back to this album most definitely for more listens and hopefully this album might get me into other Neoclassical stuff. That being said, it's an album that won't ever get old, it's also an album that most don't know of and if they seen it they might just overpass it as a "normal power metal album".
Since this album fills my heart with warmth and curiosity, I'm off to wonder in the forest and dance like a little Asian boy.
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