METALIUM As One
Century Media Records: www.centurymedia.com
2004
www.metalium.de
1 - Astral Avatar
2 - Warrior
3 - Pain Crawles In The Night
4 - Find Out
5 - No One
6 - Meaning of Light
7 - Illuminate (Opus One)
8 - Meaning of Light (Reprise)
9 - Athena
10. Power Strikes the Earth
11. Screaming in the Darkness
12. Goddess of Love and Pain
13. As One
I went into this review thinking that METALIUM would be just another pretentious German power metal band. After a few listens, I have come to this conclusion, well, they really are. These guys are the definition of power metal in every sense of the word. The album is filled with galloping HELLOWEEN beats, higher than all hell vocals, and plenty of guitar picking. Its really not a bad album, but nothing really jumped out at me.
With this being their fourth album, METALIUM really know their way around this type of music. These guys must have only listened to HELLOWEEN, and it shows through in their music. The songs are up beat and catchy though. The dueling sounding guitar solos are probably worth admission alone, yet, apparently they are played by one lone guitarist. His fingers must be burning. There are some hit and misses here. Most of the songs seem to sound so much alike, that it is hard to differentiate between tracks. If they are not playing loud and fast, they are slowing down to mellow things out with some melodic guitar wailings and the such. There is no happy medium with the music or progression enough through the songs for these ears. While this is not a bad album, and is a fun listen, it just doesnt pull you deep enough in to make it worthwhile for repeated listens.
If you are looking for a modern metal band that still struggles to hold onto the old German power metal sound, you need not look any further. You have found your salvation. If you were never a fan of HELLOWEEN, you would be best by doing yourself a favor, and staying far away.
Rating: 6 /10
Evil C
Century Media Records: www.centurymedia.com
2004
www.metalium.de
1 - Astral Avatar
2 - Warrior
3 - Pain Crawles In The Night
4 - Find Out
5 - No One
6 - Meaning of Light
7 - Illuminate (Opus One)
8 - Meaning of Light (Reprise)
9 - Athena
10. Power Strikes the Earth
11. Screaming in the Darkness
12. Goddess of Love and Pain
13. As One
I went into this review thinking that METALIUM would be just another pretentious German power metal band. After a few listens, I have come to this conclusion, well, they really are. These guys are the definition of power metal in every sense of the word. The album is filled with galloping HELLOWEEN beats, higher than all hell vocals, and plenty of guitar picking. Its really not a bad album, but nothing really jumped out at me.
With this being their fourth album, METALIUM really know their way around this type of music. These guys must have only listened to HELLOWEEN, and it shows through in their music. The songs are up beat and catchy though. The dueling sounding guitar solos are probably worth admission alone, yet, apparently they are played by one lone guitarist. His fingers must be burning. There are some hit and misses here. Most of the songs seem to sound so much alike, that it is hard to differentiate between tracks. If they are not playing loud and fast, they are slowing down to mellow things out with some melodic guitar wailings and the such. There is no happy medium with the music or progression enough through the songs for these ears. While this is not a bad album, and is a fun listen, it just doesnt pull you deep enough in to make it worthwhile for repeated listens.
If you are looking for a modern metal band that still struggles to hold onto the old German power metal sound, you need not look any further. You have found your salvation. If you were never a fan of HELLOWEEN, you would be best by doing yourself a favor, and staying far away.
Rating: 6 /10
Evil C
