It’s been 10 years since we reviewed their last album “To Your Death”. They were heading in a more 80s metal direction then, and away from the retro-proto vibes, that found them lumped in with the other female-fronted stoner rock bands at the time. The opening track finds the guitar attacking with a more Judas Priest-minded aggression. In fact, the guitars do a better job of capturing this than Priest did on their last album. The mix is very raw, with the clunk of the bass sometimes rising over the drums. The second song is not as compelling as the opener. Christine Davis’ voice sounds fine, just not as empassioned as we have heard from her. I can also hear a fair amount of Thin Lizzy in the guitar harmonies on this album.

Genre: Power Metal
Release Date: 19-03-2025
Country: Japan

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