UNDEAD

Really don't like to be hard on musicians, because every work and effort deserve certain amount of respect. So I won't. However, it's worth emphasizing - there's nothing progressive on this record, only metal. Music is not bad at all! It extremely reminds me of that classic 80s heavy metal. Music sounds like that and even have similar spirit a bit. It can be placed somewhere between Black Sabbath, Dio, Iron Maiden and a bit of Crimson Glory. Surely it doesn't possesses the same emotion, punch, level of intricacy and songwriting. Musicians don't demonstrate any excepcional skills, abilities or approach. To tell the truth songs are average and mediocre. There's nothing to cling to: melodies, riffs and solos are forgettable. The only song, that contains slight hints of prog is "The Dead and His Son." Therefore, although this record falls in the category of classic heavy/power metal, it's absolutely average, and just follows the steps of classic heavy metal bands. I really like such type of music - all components. However, in this case when I listen to this album, it seems, that I've heard it all before. Having been labelled as heavy metal, it would have fairly deserved 3 stars. Alas, only 2 here.