Cost: $2.00
While this doesn't sync up much with my personal old school metal tastes, it's still well-performed enough to be enjoyable. About half the tracks feel like they could be on the cusp of being power metal, but never fully commit to it. The multi-part harmony layers in the vocals give off major Euro power metal vibes and contribute a lot to the power metal-adjacent feeling. Several songs have attempts at hookier, more hard rock (think late '80s) songwriting, which I didn't find as appealing. Overall though, they don't stray from the melodic metal side of things, and there are enough progressive metal touches (particularly in the guitarwork) that I can see it appealing to prog fans too.
This particular version of the CD is a reissue which adds a cover of Ozzy's "Diary of a Madman," which is great, but as such, completely overshadows the original material. Good find.
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