Blaze Bayley's third release for his own band continues their trek toward the top of the modern metal genre, with a heavy and headbanging addition to his discography.
This band has progressed in the metal genre with each album, and here is their best so far. Full of great heavy riffs and drumming, and backed by the excellent lyrics and vocals. The songs are perfectly balanced for Blaze's vocals, something that is apparent was not considered a lot in his days in Iron Maiden.
Driven by the powerful Alive, Ten Seconds, Blood And Belief, Life And Death, Will To Win and Soundtrack To My Life, this album exceeds all before it, and is a blue print for how metal in the new millenium should be heading. The fact that it is at least as good as Maiden's recent releases is also a triumph for Blaze himself.
In my opinion, Gamma Ray have been the leaders of innovation and pushing the future of heavy metal in the past fifteen years. This album proves that B L A Z E are now one of those bands following the path that they have 'blazed' for them.
Rating : An extremely impressive addition to this band's stable. Their ability to continue to follow up solid albums is a testament to their hard work. 4.5/5.
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