No more Lost Horizon
Well let's get a few things straightened out right off the bat. This is not Lost Horizon in any way shape or form. So it's best not to expect a Lost Horizon clone when listening to this debut album.
Hmmmm.Let's just skip everything else and talk about Heiman, because let's face it, you didn't come to hear the guitarist, the bassist or the drummer, and you definitely didn't come because you liked the guy who produced this slab of molten, dripping steel.
No,you came because you wanted to hear Mr. Heiman sing, As Daniel Heiman is by far one of the most unknown, underrated metal singers today. How can anyone, much less I, blame you?
And YES,Heiman gives an excellent performance on here. Fucking excellent, I should say, with his emotive, clear, muscular wail belting out a set of vocal lines on every single song, with each and every one of them being 100% all natural and genuinely powerful.
The choruses are especially stirring and well done, and he even pulls off a rather traditional sounding ballad on "Nothing," to close out the album. The man's voice is positively soul searing. I can't even pick standouts; they're all just too damn good. and I think this is he most vulnerable song that I have heard Daniel sing. It’s an acoustic piece that extremely beautiful in nature. Lyrically, this is something I didn’t think I would ever hear from men who were singing about freeing your soul to all that is bad. One has to look at the lyrics when listening to this song because it is emotional. While being power metal giants, Fredrik and Daniel give their best performance ever on this track.
I also noticed something that would normally be a turn-off for me. This album has some mainstream metalcore influences. They are subtle and done well, but I hear some pitch harmonics and breakdowns. They are not present on every track, and are done with incredible taste, so they actually improved the album.
That said, The Call is an album worth checking out for the average power metal fan and a successful debut for sure.
Hmmmm.Let's just skip everything else and talk about Heiman, because let's face it, you didn't come to hear the guitarist, the bassist or the drummer, and you definitely didn't come because you liked the guy who produced this slab of molten, dripping steel.
No,you came because you wanted to hear Mr. Heiman sing, As Daniel Heiman is by far one of the most unknown, underrated metal singers today. How can anyone, much less I, blame you?
And YES,Heiman gives an excellent performance on here. Fucking excellent, I should say, with his emotive, clear, muscular wail belting out a set of vocal lines on every single song, with each and every one of them being 100% all natural and genuinely powerful.
The choruses are especially stirring and well done, and he even pulls off a rather traditional sounding ballad on "Nothing," to close out the album. The man's voice is positively soul searing. I can't even pick standouts; they're all just too damn good. and I think this is he most vulnerable song that I have heard Daniel sing. It’s an acoustic piece that extremely beautiful in nature. Lyrically, this is something I didn’t think I would ever hear from men who were singing about freeing your soul to all that is bad. One has to look at the lyrics when listening to this song because it is emotional. While being power metal giants, Fredrik and Daniel give their best performance ever on this track.
I also noticed something that would normally be a turn-off for me. This album has some mainstream metalcore influences. They are subtle and done well, but I hear some pitch harmonics and breakdowns. They are not present on every track, and are done with incredible taste, so they actually improved the album.
That said, The Call is an album worth checking out for the average power metal fan and a successful debut for sure.
