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Soon after Peter Sundell had abandoned the microphone duties of Swedish AOR veterans Grand Illusion in May of 2005 he joined forces with guitarist and songwriter Torben Enevoldsen (Section A, Fatal Force). Peter's reason for leaving was, at least according to the promo sheet I have been sent, that he felt it was time for a change. Not a very original statement but a change was ahead of him. The music of Decoy, penned by Enevoldsen of course, leans more towards the heavier side of melodic hard rock as there is a touch of metal of the slightly progressive flavour. Don't get me wrong though, the songs still rely more on melodic hooks and traditional hard rock vocal lines than straight-forward heavy metal. I read a review of this album where the guitar solos of the album were compared to fellow Swede Yngwie Malmsteen but I would say that's stretching the truth further than it can take. Torben does display above average talents but he is not able to compete with the skills nor the musical instincts of Yngwie. "Call Of The Wild" is a decent debut that isn't astonishingly fresh nor stubbornly old-school but places itself somewhere comfortably in the middle of all extremes. Enjoyable and well written songs mix well with quality vocals on this debut album of Decoy but it kind of feels a little bit too relaxed and cozy without a real edge.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Divided |
| 2. Call Of The Wild |
| 3. Brothers In Arms |
| 4. Heavy Metal Thunder |
| 5. Make A Stand |
| 6. Break Through |
| 7. Forever And Ever |
| 8. My Religion |
| 9. How Long |
| 10. The Real Deal |
| 11. Peace Of Mind |
: 52.06
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