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Tombstone (Greece) - 9/10
This is the second album of this Taiwanese band I get to listen and once more I am impressed. This time they have gone for a more classic power metal sound and style.

The female vocals are still dominating the songs and the addition of male brutal vocals enhances their sound a lot. They have many things in common with early Nightwish but they are not clones or something. They have their own sound and their own style and I am ready to bet anything that if they weren't from Taiwan they would already be in a major label. The music is technical enough and the musicianship is great, while they have some really catchy melodies and choruses in their album.

The female singer has an amazing voice and the operatic vocals suit the band and their music perfectly well. If you are a fan of Nightwish and power metal with female vocals you’ll be surprised by the guys. An album worthy of granting them a deal with a European label and recognition to the rest of the world.

March 4th 2003

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