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In co-operation with Arise Records the Spanish
power metal band Vhäldemar brings us their debut album covered with a
mounted soldier from the past. Seeing a cover picture like that one you can't
help but thinking Manowar at once and this young Spanish band actually sounds
a little like them but with a thick power metal coating that pushes the sound
closer to bands like Gamma Ray and Primal Fear. I have never been a big fan of
Manowar and I definitely think that this new band is a lot more livelier and
vivid than the "true metal kings" ever were. This doesn't mean that I love
this album with all of my heart though. While being very compact and mature in
their sound, Vhäldemar suffers from two problems that may come from them
being such a young band (they started out as late as the late 90's). The
first is that the songs are a little too simple sometimes and I would have
wished for something more complex or at least something that makes them
special. The second thing is that I am not too fond of the vocalist. As he
sings with his usual voice it doesn't sound as good as I want it to but when
the big choruses kick in Vhäldemar is shown at their best. Even though
they are young they show a lot of promising qualities and I especially like
the atmospheric interludes that can be found here and there. A good first
release from the Vizcaya natives!
| Tracklist |
1. The Black Beast |
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2. Energy 3. Feelings 4. Lost World 5. Old King´s |
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Visions (Part. I) 6. Number 7. 7 8. The Helmet Of War |
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9. Fight To The End 10. Traitor 11. Vhäldemar |
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