Here it is: The latest Gothic Knights CD is rotating in my player. Immediately in the beginning a Bon Jovi riff, hm…, waiting for the rest. It reminds me a bit of Keep the faith. Then it´s a bit more speedy and reminds of Pegazus. But with Power and the glory Gothic Knights from Brooklyn/New York have sent a fast opener where you can bang your head excellently. And like that it shall continue with a kind of a Hammerfall riff… All songs in that great album are absolute individuals: sometimes heavy (Vampyre), sometimes pressing (Sleepy Hollow), thrashy with some speed changes (The witching hour) and even typical power metal (Heaven´s fire).
There are some songs I have to recommend to listen to: A song with a haunting melody, the title track at the same time: Up from the ashes, the supposed live killer Guardian archangel and The 13th warrior (guys, if you don´t play these two songs live, you are to blame!). To have a short break there is a wonderful ballad called Dear queen. Singer Rick shows a greet feeling for this song without having written it. Heartbreaking…
I have to say in any case that Rick uses many different facets: Partly he sounds like Ripper Owens, sometimes like Michael Kiske or even like Rob Rock.
You can find 2 bonus tracks on Up from the ashes. First Gothic Knights tried to cover Duran Duran´s Hungry like the wolf with success. Second: The machine. But I can´t understand at all, why this is just a bonus track…
Furthermore we will be made happy with a thick booklet with liner notes, a sticker and a poster.
Ok, singer Rick could have more power at some time, but the variability of his voice compares that!
Totally seen: Super album! A real metalhead should lend an ear in any case!
Contact: www.gothicknights.com
Label. www.limb-music.de
Tracklist
1. Power and the glory
2. Warrior of faith
3. Down in flames
4. Up from the ashes
5. Vampyre
6. The witching hour
7. Sleepy Hollow
8. Guardian archangel
9. Heaven´s fire
10. Dear queen
11. The 13th warrior
12. The machine*
13. Hungry like the wolf*
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