Guardians Of Time - Edge Of Tomorrow (2001)

Norweigan band Guardians Of Time really immerse themselves in cheesiness, with the members, the self-acclaimed "Guardians Of Time", giving themselves names like Rune, Dag-Ove and... hold on... maybe they're their real names.
Whoopsie...
Anyway, I was not impessed initially with this debut, but it's grown on me quite a bit.  It's consistently fast (no ballads), and with a few melodies which are reasonable, including "Payback", "Edge Of Tomorrow" and "As The Morning Rise", the latter of which seems to be about child abuse - a rare topic for a power metal band, unless the child in question is an elf.
At the time of writing, Guardians Of Time have only brought out two albums since this one, but I think they might be worth discovering. Edge Of Tomorrow is no classic, but what it does, it does well.

***1/2