EMPIRE 21 - Empire 21

[labrekk]

Line up:
CJ Grimmark (Rob Rock, ex. Narnia, Fullforce, Beautiful Sin) - Guitars
Ricard Hulteke - Vocals
Tobias Enbert (Darkwater, Harmony) - Drums
Andreas Ålöv - Bass
John Svensson (Harmony) - Keyboard

This newcomer singer Ricard Hulteke is really good and the album as a whole is high-quality hard rock/melodic metal IMO.

Highly recommended and could end up in my faves of 2014.

 

[KingsGene]

Some more detail in this thread...
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...e-21-ft-narnia-darkwater-harmony-members.html

 

[labrekk]

Some more detail in this thread...
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...e-21-ft-narnia-darkwater-harmony-members.html

Damn, I made a "Search" about Empire 21 before posting and it came out empty, so I proceeded. Sorry about that...

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

I'm diggin' it.

 

[Justin G]

Holy smokes this album is awesome. It's what Level 10 would have been with better songwriting. And that vocalist is incredible.

 

[Imajica]

Loving it.

 

[labrekk]

Holy smokes this album is awesome. It's what Level 10 would have been with better songwriting. And that vocalist is incredible.

How does it compare to Level 10? From what I heard so far, Level 10 looks much heavier and maybe less melodic?

THis Empire 21 album is indeed excellent. And the singer rules.

 

[Justin G]

How does it compare to Level 10? From what I heard so far, Level 10 looks much heavier and maybe less melodic?

THis Empire 21 album is indeed excellent. And the singer rules.

I thought Level 10 was really solid, and everybody sounded great, but the songs weren't terrific. This album to me is far superior and will likely get a fraction of the attention.

 

[lane_miller]

Very good!

 

[SkiBumMSP]

I am definitely going to have to get a copy of this. I love that one track posted on here.,

 

[MYSTIC1]

Listened to Level 10 samples on Amazon. Despite those involved, it pales in comparison to the quality of Empire 21.