Direktlänk till inlägg 5 oktober 2012
This is the first full album I hear with the american/german hardrock/metal-band Axel Rudi Pell. I have also seen them live at Sweden Rock Festival a few years back and as good as this album is, as good was the concert, and then I mean that this really is a killer album and killer band! They have become an absolute favorite band of mine and continues to release good music well into the 2010's. I love the sheer power of the music, the incredible sense for melody, the singing, the production, the ballads and the playing. This really is an enjoyment of an album and great cover!
1)The curse of the chains (-) Intro.
2)Edge of the world (8,0) Very good melodic and powerful start.
3)Coming home (8,0) A slowtempo 7-minute song with great feeling. A little too repetitive.
4)Live for the king (8,0) A ballad for 3 minutes and then same as song 3. for 5 minutes.
5)All the rest of my life (8,0) Melodic and "big" ballad.
6)Follow the sign (9,0) A great driving hardrocker with a nice guitarsolo and great chorus.
7)Time of the truth (8,0) Very good for 6 minutes but the last 2 minutes are too much. Why such long songs if they don't have enough good music too fill them out?
8)Heartbreaker (8,0) Another ballad. Too many ballads but they are on the other hand very good.
9)Saint of fools (8,0) Good hardrocker.
10)Under the gun (7,5) Good ballad but too repetitive and a little too cheesy.
Score: 8,06
Johnny Gioeli-vocals (b.1967)
Axel Rudi Pell-guitars (b.1960)
Volker Krawczak-bass
Mike Terrana-drums (b.1960)
Ferdy Doernberg-keyboards (b.1967)
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