Metalium has always stood for solid melodic power metal, and chapter seven 'Incubus' doesn't change that fact one bit. No big progress is to report and the keep the same level of quality they had on their previous six albums.

Like it has been the case with most of their albums prior to this one, they can't keep the standard high throughout the entire album. The album kicks off with a few middle of the road songs "Trust", "Resurrection" and "Gates", before the album really kicks off starting with the title track. But the level sadly drops again and the last three are back at the starting level.

You kind of know what to expect from Metalium when they release a new album, and once more they do no disappoint, but on the other hand they do not surprise either... Henning Besse is still one of the best German power metal vocalists, and the songs are all well played and solid, but the something extra is still missing...

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