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If you are a keyboard player or you just love the sound of this instrument, then you are going to love this album from Children Of Bodom's virtuoso keyboard player Janne Warman considered by many as one of the fastest players in the world right now, who bring us an album full of strength, speed, arrangements and progressive and classical influences. This album also has all the elements of a good melodic power metal album should have a powerful rhythm section with fast drumming by Mirka Rantanen, solid bass playing that sometimes take the lead with astonishing solos by Lauri Porra, lots of catchy riffs and great guitar solos played by Janne's brother Antti and Sami Virtanen, vocals well performed by guest singers Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius) who adds his quality and charismatic high registers, Kimberly Goss (Sinergy) with her aggressive feeling and Pasy Nykänen performing a kind of deep throat voice in a kind of rap style and of course the main character inside the album is the acrobatic and virtuoso keyboard playing of Janne Warman, that not only is shaped by solos as fast as the light, there are also great rhythm melodies and diverse atmospheric work on his style, but his weak point is his sound which is a little bit cold and even flat sometimes due to his digital equipment. Thus, he should try to combine his sound by using different kinds of keyboards.
All tracks are great and only five of them have vocals, all the rest are instrumental. There is an interesting version of Heart's Alone performed by Kimberly Goss on vocals where Warman do a delicate work with the piano. My favorites are the opening track Beyond Abilities where Warman goes far beyond abilities with his keyboard , Hidden is very melodic and here Kimberly Goss stole the show with her voice full of personality and aggressive feeling, Dawn is the heaviest song in the album with riffs filled with strength and Finale that is very atmospheric and shows all the potential of Warman to compose and play progressive stuff.
Highly recommended for those who love power metal and progressive stuff and of course for those keyboard lovers.
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