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Requiem-"The
Arrival" Sound Riot 2002 |
This is a band that tries to develope their own style, as
hard as it sound being a power metal band. The compositions of this finish guys show their
porgressive and melodic metal background ("Forgotten Path" or "Halls of
Eternity"). Excelent solos and joyful rythms make this album sound fresh. Jouni
Nikula is also a plus to this Cd. He sings with feeling and strenght yet shows an
agressive attitude, pretty unusual quality for the "sweet" voices of todays
power metal singers. Althought Requiem isn't the most creative band, "Arrival"
shows some innovations to the power metal genre with progressive touches and some
interesting samples. You might call it power metal with an attitude. The best songs are
"The Invisible Touch", "Revival" & "Broken Alliance"
wich sound very much like "Lost horizon" and other power metal bands with more
metal and less hard rock. The future of power metal seems to be bright. |
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