Serenity

Okay… I’m going to be very blunt with this. I’m not a very big Power Metal fan. I’m not fond of the balls-stuck-in-a-vice-grip vocals. However!!! I fucking love this band. The style of Power Metal this band pulls out of their asses is more along the lines of Kamelot, which is a great accomplishment. The band has only been going for 7 years or so, which is quite a bit of ground to cover in such a short amount of time.

The instrumentation is mostly what you would expect from a Progressive Power Metal band; heavy but melodic. There are also a couple portions of tracks that contain acoustical pieces. Also, as many progressive bands have, Serenity does have a keyboardist. Keyboards always add a certain quality that portrays the music to be a tad more elegant, I find anyway.

I especially liked the track “Engraved Within”. The vocals matched up perfectly with the instrumentation. There was also a small breakdown! Not very common to see one of those in Power Metal. The bridge was very interesting as well, rendering a somewhat ‘Star Wars’-like theme. Rather interesting if I may add.

All in all, I’d recommend this album to just about anyone. A Judas Priest fan, a Children of Bodom fan, even a Trivium fan. And I bet none of you would guess they were Austrian! You’ve got to love the Europeans for their musical abilities.  [ END ]

Track Listing:

01. Canopus 3
02. Reduced to Nothingness
03. Words Untold (Instrumental)
04. Circle of My 2nd Life
05. Engraved Within
06. Forever
07. Dreams Unlived (Instrumental)
08. Dead Man Walking
09. From Where the Dark Is Born
10. Thriven

Run Time: 47:23