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Ask heavy metal detractors what rubs them the wrong way the most about the genre, and one possible reason could be that, more often than not, metallists take themselves way too seriously. But that can't be said about
, who have showed their lighter side when it comes to their knack for selecting cover tunes over the years (
,
, etc.). And on their 2011 release,
, those who purchase the digital version will be "treated" to a reading of
's '80s cheese classic
Elsewhere throughout
, you'll endure a blitzkrieg of vicious yet tricky guitar riffs and solos, while "singer"
knows only two ways to deliver a vocal line -- growl and/or shout. But it's not all pedal to the metal from beginning to end, at least from a musical standpoint -- for every ferocious rocker (the album-opening
) there is a breather (
). And there are tunes that lie somewhere between these two aforementioned approaches, most obviously being the album's leadoff single/video,
And as evidenced by the album's title track, the band has a slight goth edge to its attack, thanks to the keyboard work of
. As with many modern-day metallists, these Finnish lads come up with some rather fitting song titles for the accompanying musical ferocity --
being the best of the bunch. Front to back,
is probably the most consistent
release yet. ~ Greg Prato