MIRROR OF SOULS

Powerful, melodic and very well played. That´s the impression this album has made on me upon hearing it. A friend told me about the song Bethlehem and I ended up downloading it. I really liked this tune with its acoustic beginning (a la Jethro Tull) and the strong epic ending. Then I got the album to hear it as a whole and I was quite moved, though the band is not very original. Their melodic power metal is hardly my favorite style of music nowadays, but still they are good enough to hold my atention all the way through the CD.

Matt Smith is definitly a talented guy. He plays great and his voice is well suited for the style. However, the most important factor is his songwriting. This is a composer to watch for! The title song is a 22 minute massive metal epic that is surely progressive with its many shifts and moods. Something that made me think of Kansas if they were more heavy metal and less prog. Still a very startling piece of music that is really worth listening. 3,5 stars.