Unexpected, first highlight the still very young 2015!

More by chance I stumbled through a forum discussion on Battle Beast. Before that I had never aware of what of them heard or read. One thing is
In any case immediately determine the sympathetic Finns split the Metal Nation. For some it is the become a reality 80s power metal dream while for
the other Embarrassing Kitsch and cliché Metal is. Everyone has to decide for themselves in which camp he is but I daresay the
Fans of melodic bands like Hammerfall, Primal Fear, WASP, Stratovarius, Judas Priest, Accept or Helloween will probably tend towards the former.

The album starts with the same perfect appetizer "Lionheart". Traditional up-tempo song with a catchy chorus, melodic guitar solos and the
outstanding vocals by Noora Louhimo. Here a not a typical Else Metal is served such as Nightwish or Within Temptation I also very much like to hear. Say,
meets here nich operatic or elf-like vocals on frying riffs with much bombast, no, rather Noora is a proper metal tube which at times almost to a female
Dio says. The two following songs "Unholy Savior" and "I Want The World .." hit the same line. In "Madness" I felt through the polyphonic choral singing something reminiscent of the song "Wishmaster" Nightwish, but in significantly harder. The short "The Black Swordsman" and the instrumental "Hero's Quest" would you be able to save, however, or
the latter would have for me, singing works much better. While it still largely crashes on "Unholy Savior", there are also three songs that follow a slightly different direction.
At the two ballads "Sea of ​​Dreams" and "Angel Cry" to some minds might differ in "Touch In The Night" probably much more. I find the two ballads
relatively successful, but prefer the harder numbers before then but. But they bring a nice break on album length and show that Noora and the gentle sounds very well controlled. In "Touch Of The Night" is each first fall down the jaw. For sworn Metal Elite listener Truen of its Code differ not a piece, should the band with this
Piece probably be dead. The whole is introduced by typical 80s pop synths, extending also over the entire piece. Even the drum sound sounds original than he would have been produced for a pop album from the 80s. Much guitar is not heard here. While all to hear the first time, let's say, acts very very used to, to sing at the latest from the 3rd time with because the thing is simply a damn catchy Plage. All bites so blatant in the ear cups firmly that you will find yourself repeatedly doing, how to sing along with the tune. I find that Tiel absolutely awesome and damn brave paraphernalia simply reinzuknallen between all power metal so. Hats off, with me this bill is in any case completely risen, the other is likely the piece probably really exceed the pain threshold.

As a bonus track, there are "Push It To The Limit" from Scarface Soundtrack. I find that very class, sometimes a cover was what not already been covered 1,000 other bands.

What can you sum up by saying to output the band?
Original - No, cliched and cheesy - Yeah, sure, but no more than the above-mentioned bands of mine, Independent - somehow already!

This band is therefore somehow with a freshness, which is certainly also on the extraordinary voice of Noora. The instrumentalists also operate at a high level and
it shows in every note that that there are absolute professionals. Technically perfect, so to speak. It may be the name of the band, the cover and the album title a jump with the ass in the face and make it absolutely clear what the listener can expect a kind of music. But honestly, that has but also not disturbed in the above bands, so why suddenly in Battle Beast? And on top of it, there is also a hefty surprise in the form of "Touch Of The Night", while not expected to taste each but definitely so no one expected.

5 star and the first highlight of the still young year 2015th