I discovered a band called Keldian (
www.myspace.com/keldian http://keldian.com/ ) and my god, they are soo awesome! Okay, I have to admit the band doesn't sound that much like Pyramaze (
) but seriously, check them out. The band hails from Norway and they've released one album (Heaven's Gate), the second one is in the making. They have a sci-fi feel/theme to their music and it works marvellously. Officially the band consists of two members who take care of the vocals, bass, keyboards and guitars, while drums have been played by a guest musician.
The music...well, what can I say. It's just awesome. I would say that they play a type of melodic hard rock with a solid power metal base. Some songs are pure power, those are mostly the best songs in my opinion. The keyboards have a big part creating a sci-fi atmosphere while staying out of really cheesy sound effects, also putting in some sweet licks. The vocals are a great change, no wailing, nothing high pitched, just soft and mellow singing with some of the best vocal melodies ever.
I urge you to listen to especially Crusader and Sundancer from their myspace, they are out of this world ( or universe should I say =D ), Crusader having the best chorus I've heard in a long, long time. Keldian has immediately jumped to my Top-5 bands list, my Top-5 songs list and Top-5 albums list
.