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I was breathtakingly impressed
by the last album from the German band Freedom Call entitled "Crystal
Empire". Wonderful melodies, powerful keyboard arrangements and amazing
choruses made them one of my favorite bands right away. As you may realize my
expectations were set very high when this album arrived a few days ago and I
was of course disappointed which is what happens when your expectations are
set too high. This album is by no means a bad one, in fact it is much better
than what most other power metal bands deliver these days but I was still
hoping for more after the amazing last album. As always there are some nice
melodies and nice choruses to be enjoyed on this album as well but I miss
those killer tracks that could be found on the last one. Every power metal
trademark can be found though - impressive guitar playing, high-pitched lead
vocals, powerful choruses and pounding drums. This time you will also get the
chance to hear backing vocals from Tobias Sammet (Edguy) and Oliver Hartmann
(At Vance). I just wish that they could let their creative minds flow the way
they did a year ago but I am confident that we will see Freedom Call in their
prime very soon again. Even though this was not what I had hoped for it is a
high quality power metal release that should please most fans of up-beat
rhythms. Stand-out tracks: "Bleeding Heart", "Turn Back Time", two tracks
that still show the best of what Freedom Call is capable
of.
| Tracklist |
1. Metal Invasion 2. Flying |
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High 3. Ages Of Power 4. The Spell 5. Bleeding Heart |
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6. Warriors 7. The Eyes Of The World 8. Flame In The |
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Night 9. Land Of Light 10. Island Of Dreams 11. Turn Back |
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Time |
: 48.03
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