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... And to realize that it does not even need the music - the view of the album cover is enough already. A man, a lunge, a guitar - and fire! Man please draw a direct comparison approach Yngwie Malmsteen's the cover of her album "Fire & Ice". As it becomes clear: Mr. Landsberg is preparing to win the Malmsteen-Cover-look-alike contest. Okay, the hairstyle must still time professional with curlers ran ... but otherwise: Hats off!

The cover acts unintentionally funny ... or is it a wholly intended gag? Who knows ... definitely plugged in here, what the look promises. The musical content opens chapter two of Malmsteen-competition. Landsberg, born in 1977, has entirely the style of the Swedish master guitarist from precisely the "Fire & Ice" prescribed in "Break The Spell" time from 1992. Not only that: he has won for itself also Yngwie singer Göran Edman that time!

Not only Edmans wonderful, crystal clear vocals makes me always think of "Fire & Ice". Even the sound of the disc is a single reminder of the glory days for permed guitar hero in much too tight pants. The backed by ample Hall singing, the sound of guitars and the sometimes cheesy keyboards - all this makes the journey back in time 16 years perfectly in the past.

Even as a songwriter is not nobody's fool Jayce Landberg. From rocking impellers as "Break The Spell" or "Land Of The Dark" over soul-stirring power ballads like "Left On A Dream" to the heavily Baroque-influenced instrumental "Kusamura" the bandwidth ranges. Stark are the magical vibes of wonderful melodic mid-tempo number "Burning Bridges", even if in the meantime advancing to the forefront backing vocals sound a bit on Ecstasy for Smurfs.

What comes out of Landsberg's spring, sounds authentic, without all too much plagiarism is practiced - but so authentic that it must put up with the direct comparison. And against classic can now be difficult times anstinken. The Level at "Break The Spell" is consistently good, but it lacks the longed Hammer Song - the reason for rotating the disk again just after the first run. "Left On A Dream" is not bad, but now times no "I'm My Own Enemy" - "Kusamura" is a decent instrumental, but not by the dynamics of a "Leviathan".

Well, the boss itself is of course anything but an average-guitarist - but no Yngwie Malmsteen. In "Break The Spell" is gefrickelt officially, but rather to the announcement and not with the inspiration of Yngwie Malmsteen in its heyday. In addition, the album in direct comparison with "Fire & Ice" a congenial Keyboard virtuoso à la Mats Olausson missing - a certain Charlie Arvstrand cometh not remotely ran.

"Break The Spell" acts hence not just as a long-lost album years, but at most as a newly refurbished B-sides Collection Malmsteen. But at least! Members of the target group should lend an ear the whole time necessarily.