Highlord - Medusa's Coil (2004)

Highlord's first album was awful, their second was terrific, and their third was generally good. So how does this one, number four, stack up?
Probably between two and three.  With it's rather nifty cover (I've had a fascination for Medusa since childhood), and excellent production (so different from HEIR OF POWER), this is a fine listen, with a strong keyboard presence that is always likely to appeal to me, and good songs like "Far From The Light Of God", "Scarlet Tears" and, to a slightly lesser degree, "Your Story Too".
There's not a heap more to say about the record, except that it's not a classic, but still has much to like for power metal fans.

***1/2