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Artist: Trick Or Treat |
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t's not quite Halloween yet
but one thing I can tell you for sure is it's Treat Or Treat time!
The band's long overdue second
full album is now ready to rock the Power Metal world. Joining the
band for this release are Michele Luppi of Vision Divine fame and none
other than Michael Kiske to guest on this release as well.
This release is a great Power
Metal album that get's underway with the intro ‘A Night At The Toy
Shop’, before the true power is unleashed with the opener proper ‘Paper
Dragon’. An all out double kick attack from Mirko
Virdis gets this one underway, with the driven guitars of Luca Cabri
raining down like a six string hail storm, whilst the tremendous vocals of
Alessandro Conti lift things to even greater heights. Things
continue along a similar path but this time Luppi lends his vocals talents
the song ‘Take Your Chances’, a more melodic metal track, still full of
sterling guitar licks but a more refined slice of metal. The
full force metal is soon back in full flow with ‘Freedom’. You
can definitely hear those early Helloween influences throughout the album,
but without sounding like a copy cat band as this band definitely have a sound of
their own. One
track on which the guitar skills of Cabri shine through is on the majestic
‘Hello Moon’. This is where Kiske shows his melodic vocal talent on
what has to be one of my favourite songs off the entire album. ‘Elevator
In The Sky’ is another great slice of Power Metal as once again Virdis
gets this metal monster underway, then it's time for the guitar to take
over on ‘Loser Song’, with more licks than a five-foot ice-cream cone. Then
it's the second of Kiske's appearances, this time with ‘Tears Against Your
Smile’, again bringing the pace down with this superb ballad which once again
shows what a great Melodic vocalist Kiske really is. It's
back to the full on metal once more with ‘Final Destination’, a great
track for all you metal heads you can really get those heads-a-banging on
this one, again very Helloweenesque. The album closes with the two parter ‘Tin Soldiers 1&2’. Two very different pieces, firstly the instrumental part 1 with its huge bass lines and military drum lines interwoven with some great guitars, then part 2 a great vocal from Conti takes over and dominates this one with such power and dynamics a real power track. Both of which rounds a great Melodic/Power Metal album and a welcome return from the band.
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Tracklisting:
1. A Night In The Toy Shop |
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