WINTERCOAST

The crunching guitar riffs bring an epic feel and the vocals of Kim Seviour are magnificent. I'm not usually a huge fan of the female vocalist, but Kim is something special. The notes she manages to hit so confidently as well as the way she sustains them with no sign of weakness is quite incredible. The use of keyboard is enticing in the quieter songs such as Original Sin and Solace and flows well throughout the album on the other tracks.

One particular highlight is 'Wintercoast', which for me is by far the best song on the album. It comes in after a superb Prelude. The impact of that first chord after the uttered word of 'Wintercoast' makes you jump out of your seat and straight away your gripped by the heavy riff. When the vocals of Seviour are introduced, you think it just cannot get any better. The background broken chords flow nicely behind the voice and thus begins this ultimate epic.

The rest of the album does not really match the start, but is still of good standard. Some will argue the heavy guitar is overused at points, and I would probably agree. Sometimes the harsh tones used in the solos is its own weakness and I find it loses feeling in some songs. However, when used in the right place, it is what gains the stars.

Definitely in the good, but non-essential section. There is much more to come from Touchstone and I believe they have the musicians to create something really special.

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