Arthemis - The Damned Ship (2001)

Italian band Arthemis brought out their debut, CHURCH OF THE HOLY GHOST, in 1999, and I couldn't find it anywhere except YouTube, so I listened to it there - and realised I'd done well not to waste my money. It wasn't very good.
This follow-up is certainly better, but nothing to rave about. The three songs that stick out for me are "Starchild", and the two concluding tracks, "Noble Sword" and "The Damned Ship". The rest are juts rather dull to my ears - mostly fast, which is a plus, but pretty uninteresting melodiously.

**1/2