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STARBREAKER’s debut-CD was a very strong Melodic Metal
record and with once again TONY HARNELL (TNT) on vocals and
guitarist MAGNUS KARLSSON (ALLEN/LANDE, PRIMAL FEAR) being
the main songwriter, one can not go wrong here on the 2nd
STARBREAKER release. Still, it takes a few more listens before
making a good judgment and sadly I can not call this new album
a masterpiece. Why? Well, simply said, the songs are not strong
enough and have a strange aggressive vibe sometimes, although
there are still enough strong melodies to enjoy. Yet the album
has a real dark moody feeling and sometimes drifts away in
the ‘so-so’ affair, meaning it will be hard to top all of
2008’s stronger releases in the ‘melodic’ genre. The titletrack
“Love’s dying wish” is a very nice tune and also “End of alone”,
“Hide” (now this is by far the best song, a beautiful haunting
melody!) and “The day belongs to us” (also a strong song)
are quite enjoyable tracks, but still it is not the album
that holds up from start to finish. On the other hand, it
is a thousand times better than the last TNT record and after
repeated listens it really grows, but still I had expected
a more sensational record…
(Points: 8.2 out of 10)
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