Gamma Ray的碟評~
as title....
From AMG。
Review by Johnny Loftus
If Gamma Ray's rousing power metal sounds a little dated in 2005, well, it
is. But with metal's ever-increasing hybridization, it's almost comforting to
hear a band standing so proudly outside that fusionist circle. Majestic
changes little from 2001's No World Order, or the albums before that. This is
power metal through and through, with Kai Hansen's high-pitched wail leading
his band at a double bass gallop through songs about Hell, spiritual
dictators, and dark destinies. Opener "My Temple" features some great
rapid-fire sections alongside a chorus intoning "Evil comes, evil's done,"
and "Hell is Thy Home" - besides its terrifically antiquated title - features
lines like "Into oblivion you take their lives." Hansen, of course,
pronounces it "lyyy-EEEEVes!" This isn't to poke fun at Gamma Ray. Yes, their
lyrics seem torn from fantasy literature. Yes, they're posed with a hairy,
cloaked nether-beast in Majestic's liner notes. But it's refreshing to hear
and see this, because it gives the music a classicist feel. "Blood Religion,"
for example, begins as a righteous dirge before switching into a Judas Priest
strut. At the four-minute mark everything suddenly drops out; the scary choir
is back to stoically sing the song's title, and a tempo change sets up the
flailing solos that fill its final minutes. You can't ask for power metal
more committed than this in 2005, when bands are either too busy layering
wordless screams over chunky hardcore riffs or playing a game of "having a
laugh or aren't we?" like the Darkness. With Majestic Gamma Ray prove that,
even in their excess, they are nothing but genuine.
四星。
也請大家自己看。:p
我發現老美對Gamma Ray評價比較高。XDXD
不過Gamma Ray的主軸大致上是沒變的。:)
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