Some of you may knew this Power Metal band from China. They are really good as a Power Metal band. I already listened to their first two albums, and they sound like a European Power Metal band, especially in the second album where Thomas Winkler from Gloryhammer fills the vocal section. But, in the third album, Alchemist, it really surprised me because of the additional elements of Progressive Metal. And then I find out that Aquiles Priester (ex-Angra, Hangar) played the drum in this album. This album is great, the instrumentation, vocals by Rob Lundgren, it is all great. But....
Some of the songs in this album will remind you of Angra's "Temple of Shadows". I think it is the "Temple of Shadows" without Brazilian folk elements. One of the example is the song "Spread Your Wings" that is close enough with Angra's "Spread Your Fire". Not only the title that similar, I think the song is similar too, the drumming at the intro and at the chorus that is very Angra-ish, and the guitar solo too. The third song, "Ocean of Dreams" somehow reminds me of "The Shadow Hunter", and the guitar solo at the title track "The Alchemist" also reminds me of Angra.
I know some of you may think that "Alchemist" and "Temple of Shadows" are different in many ways, yes it is, but for me the two are really comparable, because they have the same drummer, and similar guitar playing style, and they both great. I really like the vocals of Rob Lundgren in this album, so I think that "Alchemist" is slightly better. I think it is 95 out of 100.
Thanks for reading, sorry for my bad grammar, Terima Kasih!!
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