Third album
from Pyramaze is without a shadow of doubt their most complete, mature
and best. Everything has taken at least one step ahead if not more... The
riff-o-rama from main songwriter and guitarist Michael Kammeyer is very
impressive and could easily be compared with some the best in the genre and it
will stand the test...
They stay
true to style from the first two albums; 'Melancholy Beast' (2004) and 'Legend
of the Bone Carver' (2006); power metal peppered with progressive passages and a
good flair for a strong melody line. And everything has been refined, has
matured and the band has grown into a very strong and tight unit that has
created an uncompromising and awesome power metal album.
With the
foundations solid in place the two things that makes this a unique and special
album are: the brilliant and crystal clear production done by producer
extraordinary himself: Jacob Hansen, along with the brilliant vocal performance
by Matthew Barlow. Matthew Barlow performance on this album puts everything he
has done with Iced Earth in the past in the shadows! He delivers a very
multi-faceted vocal performance on the album, one that really displays all of
his strengths as a vocalist.
Matthew
Barlow has off course re-joined Iced Earth, so this will sadly enough be the end
of this strong cooperation. But the fact is that Matthew Barlow and Pyramaze
has recorded one of the most complete and best power metal albums in a very long
time.
Awesome!