Here are two of the most respected vocalists in the rock and metal world, well at least everywhere apart from North America where they can hardly get arrested. Russell Allen is the voice of Symphony X, and I first heard about Jorn Lande when he fronted Ronnie Le Tekro’s band Vagabond, but he was great also in Ark and Masterplan as well as on his own. Two very differing styles as Allen is more metal and Lande has more of the classic Coverdale tones to his voice.
Funnily enough, neither of them have had a hand in writing any of the material as that was done by Magnus Karlsson, and is another of those put together projects by Frontiers. The whole vibe of the album is a symphonic melodic metal with big choruses and melodies with some nice playing along the way. My favourite is the gallop of Victory as I really like the choppy riff. If you are a fan of Euro Metal and love both of the vocalists then you can’t go wrong really.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
