I've just had the most wonderful time in the UK for the last four and a half weeks, and I already wish I was back in England. I was born there, and have lived most of my life in Australia, but the older I get, the bigger is the desire to move to England permanently.
Anyway, my listening of power metal is under way again, as I commence 2004, and we begin with French band Heavenly, whose first two albums I rated highly, and this one I will too.
The length of seventy minutes is a bit daunting but, as usual, the group is full of vigour and melody as they seek a somewhat progressive style in the tale of a man who is changed into a vampire, and plots vengeance for the curse. It's hard to pick out specific songs, as they do tend to blend into each other, which is not a critism. I suppose another way to put it is that they all have something to offer, although I do give special praise for "Keepers Of The Earth" as a way to do power metal properly. Ben Sotto's voice isn't as hysterical as it has been, and the regular choral vocals help the symphonic feel.
Heavenly is an entertaining and grabbing band, and they do both very well here.
****
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