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The German Defending The Faith is one of many bands who are struggling in the overpopulated power metal scene today in order to find that little extra needed to reach the top. This second album of their's do have certain qualities which will appeal to many genre fans, especially if you're into American sounding power metal á la Brainstorm and maybe also Nightmare. There are some well executed progressive influences as well to which you may accredit Queensrÿche to some extent. A few nice melodies prevent the music from becoming boring most of the time and although the vocalist is capable of producing both more traditional heavy metal vocals and high-pitched power metal screams there is something missing. There are no memorable songs and most tracks are built up in a far too similar way. At least part of this I want to blame on the use of programmed drums which mostly sound nothing but annoying. I think the production team failed to incorporate the drums into the rest of the sound in a suitable way. Stormwitch fans may find it interesting to know that their live guitarist Robert Balci is the main man behind Defending The Faith, a band who probably would have sounded much better on this second album if they would have worked with a different studio and producer. If you are a power metal fan and don't mind a somewhat mechanical and inorganic sound you should check this album out but the programmed drums spoil a lot for me. Apparently the band is currently searching for a drummer so let's hope for the future that they find one.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Listen |
| 2. Radical Change |
| 3. Trust |
| 4. Dreams |
| 5. D.T.F. |
| 6. Secret Fear |
| 7. In Your Eyes |
| 8. Power Of Life |
| 9. Temples Of Liars |
| 10. Helpless |
: 41.08
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