Thy Majestie - Hastings 1066 (2002)

I was very disappointed with Thy Majestie's debut THE LASTING POWER, and the impression I had was that this follow-up was something of an improvement. And it is - but not by much.
Based on the Battle of Hastings between the Norman-French army and the English, we again have fast metal, and choirs and orchestration galore... but once again, what is missing is rivetting material.
The music just goes nowhere.  Again, all the ingrediants are present, but I'm sitting here now and I can hardly remember a thing from it all. And it's not like I've just had one listen; I've gone through it about half a dozen times, and it still does nothing for me.
I'm rating this a bit higher than the band's previous release because I do actually like the style, and maybe that comes through a bit better. But when it comes to cohesive and flowing music, Thy Majestie just isn't doing it for me.

**1/2