Lion Music<\/p>\n
BOOK of REFLECTIONS is yet another vehicle of virtuoso guitarist LARS ERIC MATTSSON. This is the third installment in the band saga, this time featuring two great vocalists. Carsten \u201cLizard\u201d Schulz (EVIDENCE ONE) and Markku Kuikka of STATUS MINOR both have what it takes for this neo-classically tinged metal. <\/p>\n
Opener \u201cUntil the Day\u201d is one of the finest moments on the album. The feeling of a modern day RAINBOW is there. And the album continues along that line. The aim to make a more straightforward album gets us the two best songs on offer; the guitar masturbating riff of \u201cRise Up!\u201d and the heavy \u201cRitchie Malmsteen\u201d style of the heavy \u201cCrashing Through\u201d. But there is not so much lacking in tracks like the refrain-based \u201cAngel Shed a Tear\u201d, \u201cthe melody Mecca of \u201cDance with the Devil\u201d, or the slowly groovy \u201cSomewhere Else to Be\u201d. The songs that seem least special to me are the keyboard riffing \u201cBleeding Dry\u201d and somewhat unnoticed \u201cGates to Oblivion\u201d. But the solid musicianship, great vocals, emphasis on impeccable guitar work and inspiration from the giants of the neo-eighties really does it for me. It is rally painstakingly close to perfection\u2026<\/p>\n
Track List
\nUntil the Day
\nDance with the Devil
\nAngel Shed a Tear
\nBleeding Dry
\nRise Up!
\nChrashing Through
\nSomewhere Else to Be
\nGates to Oblivion
\nKeep Us Afloat
\nWithout My Angel<\/p>\n
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