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The German band Lanfear was formed in late 1993 and have gathered quite a few years of experience by now. After a couple of trial and error albums they found their way to Massacre Records for the release of their third album "The Art Effect" in 2003. Now they have finished album número quatro which is their most mature album thus far and perhaps a small breakthrough is in sight for Lanfear with this release. These Germans do not offer us anything new but their high quality Stratovarius and Rhapsody tinged power metal will certainly appeal to many fans of the genre. The band has a very strong asset in both guitarist and founding member Markus "Ulle" Ullrich and frontman Tobias "Neo" Althammer. Both of them have an incredible sense for catchy melodies and "Neo" uses his voice to the fullest extent. This album does however suffer from two problems that prevents it from being even more enjoyable. First off the drums tend to become annoying a little too often, second the guitar melodies and vocals do not always fit that well together, the high-pitched vocals often drowning the previous. I would also have left out the growling vocals in "Shades Of Black" as they don't sond all too good to be polite. Nonetheless Lanfear have a lot to offer those of you who fancy talented guitarists, nice melodies and passionate rock / power metal vocals. They are a very promising band indeed, if only they manage to put all pieces together.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Another Golden Rage |
| 2. The Unrestrained |
| 3. Dispraise |
| 4. Transmigration |
| 5. Eclipse |
| 6. Shades Of Black |
| 7. The Voice Within |
| 8. In Silence |
| 9. Eternally |
| 10. What…For |
| 11. Outliving The Ages |
: 50.22
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