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Power Metal is still alive

I. Davila | Denver | 12/15/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a refreshing change of pace for power metal. In the same vein as Nocturnal Rites, and Dream Evil, yet more modern, this release helps to restore some faith in the tired genre. Little is left to be discovered in Power Metal, and releases from many of the heavy-weights this year such as Sonata Arctica, Primal Fear, Hammerfall, and Stratovarius left me wondering what happened to this once mighty sub-genre of metal. While their albums were not bad, none were groundbreaking or phenomenal, and I hope 2010 can be better for the Power scene. Fortunately Saint Deamon had a pretty darn good release, to at least continue the quest. The Album does not convert unbelievers to the faith, but it does help to maintain our faith while we await the upcoming third wave of Power Metal.



Many of the classic Power bands can be seen influencing this Swedish group such as Helloween, Edguy, Gamma Ray, Stratovarius, Armored Saint, and obviously Hammerfall. This is a fantastic European style melodic metal album, and I am thankful for it in a year dominated by american metal bands.



If you are a fan of classic second wave Power metal, such as Nightwish, Iron Fire, or any of the bands I previously mentioned, you should check out this album; it might be the best Power Metal album of 2009"