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Label: AFM Records Year released: 2024 Duration: 48:01 Tracks: 10 Genre: Heavy/Power Metal Rating: Review online: September 1, 2024 Reviewed by: Michel Renaud |
Readers' Rating How do you rate this release? Rated 3.71/5 (74.29%) (7 Votes)
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New album and new vocalist for France's Nightmare. This is largely in the same vein as Aeternam, with a few twists. Largely melodic heavy/power metal that ranges from upbeat to dark in terms of vibe, here we also have a mix of clean and harsh vocals, the latter of which are sometimes akin to harsh thrash vocals and sometimes closer to melodic death metal growls. A weird combination for this kind of music, and personally I've been getting tired of the mix of harsh and clean vocals in extreme metal, but here the new vocalist makes it work so seamlessly, it just feels natural. It's a little risky as often fans of this type of music aren't into harsh vocals at all, but since their use is relatively limited, I think they'll live. There are some nods to old Iron Maiden and modern Judas Priest here and there, so much so that some short bits are very close to that of songs by the two British juggernauts. The vocal melodies are often infectious and make you want to sing along, while more guitar solos than I can count will make you reach for the air guitar and go nuts, very cool old-school soloing going on here. Heavy/power metal that dares to be a little different without giving in to gimmicks. Good stuff. See below for more reviews... ↓ |
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