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Axenstar is a young Swedish band who have now been given the
chance to release their debut album through the Spanish label Arise Records.
The band formed in 1998 but until 2001 they were known under the moniker
Powerage. Axenstar is yet another power metal band made up of gifted
individuals but they fail to make their music stand out quite as much as
needed to be really interesting today when there are hundreds of other bands
to choose between. It is of course well played, well produced and the band is
equipped with a pretty good singer in Magnus Eriksson (his brother Thomas
Eriksson is also in the band by the way) but there is something missing in
order to take them to the top. There is something unusual with this release
though. When it comes to power metal the vocals are usually important and
mixed to be in the foreground but this time the vocals have been buried a
little behind the instruments. I don't know if it's Magnus Eriksson or the
producer who doesn't trust the voice but it's hard to tell whether it was
the right choice or not. Decent fast paced melodic power metal with plenty of
guitar solos that might appeal to fans of Sonata Arctica and Rhapsody but
without a real edge. Stand-out tracks: "King Of
Tragedy".
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1. All I Could Ever Be 2. The |
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Cross We Bear 3. King Of Tragedy 4. Scars 5. |
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Enchantment 6. New Revelations 7. Secrets Revealed 8. |
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Confess Thy Sins 9. Perpetual Twilight |
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