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Hailing from Norway, Triosphere is a band that plays balls-out, riff-powered, guitar-driven heavy metal in the vein of bands such as Dio. They have recently signed a deal with AFM Records and this album, the band's second full-length, is their first release through this label.
The guitars are the main force in this band and Marcus Silver proves himself to be a talented axe-man. The deep, crunching sound of the guitars is joyous to the ears and if you don't find yourself blasting out the solos on your air guitar then, I'm sorry to say, you're just not metal enough. ;)
Singer and bassist Ida Haukland has a powerful voice that suits the music perfectly. This strong female voice is highly reminiscent of the amazing Marta Gabriel of Crystal Viper. Ida has such a powerful voice that sometimes the vocals do tend to dominate the music but she's such a pleasure to listen to that I really didn't mind!
The songs vary in pace and style, from headbanging rockers to mid-paced foot-tappers. They are similar in sound to the American band Vainglory; heavy and crunching metal which is still melodic and easy to sing along to. The songs are all good enough to grab you by the balls and not let go until the final note. Although I don't think its an album that will be on constant rotation, those who make use of the 'Random' function will find themselves unable to skip a song when it comes on and will undoubtedly want to listen to the whole album again when this happens!
I'd definitely recommend this album to any fans of eighties metal, you won't be disappointed. However, any fans of good, well-played and passionate metal should enjoy this.
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