This is the first album from these German hard rockers, and it was (at the time) the best selling debut album by a hard rock band in Germany. They have consistently put out product since, culminating in 2020’s digital EP Virus Of A Modern Time. I’m not sure they made any headway outside of Europe, but I guess it don’t matter a whole bunch when all your releases chart.
The opening and track Living In A World is more of an AOR/pomp vibe than metal, but second track in and title track has the double kicks going and riffs a plenty. Never Say Never is very Eurovision (at least in the vocals and melody), the main riff however has a medieval feel to it. Great track though. Fire and Ice is a seriously cheesy sounding ballad that does nothing for me. Young Souls brings Side 1 to an end and it sounds like some late seventies pop tune.
For A Song opens up Side 2. The main groove sort of reminds of Status Quo and the vocals do begin to irritate after a while. The rest of the album just goes by until we get to the best track on the album: Kings Made Of Steel. It feels like a double kick shuffle is being played, but I like it.
This album hasn’t aged very well I’m afraid.
6/10 from The Grooveman.
