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| 3.5 great | Hot Bowser | January 15th 23 |
has a lot of average duds but also has bangers like godsent, gates of morken, and title
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| 3.4 great | manosg EMERITUS | January 9th 19 |
A really nice example of symphonic power metal done right. Despite the band's name, the cheesiness is held to a normal amount and the epic tendencies help in creating an album with many hooks and an overall uplifting atmosphere. As mentioned, the latter-Blind Guardian and Rhapsody influences are apparent but, at the same time, Fairyland's songwriting is solid enough to provide some replay value. Overall, great stuff.
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| 4.5 superb | Whispered4tw | April 20th 09 |
Fast and bombastic power metal with the emphasis on keyboards. This is the first album of Fairyland where guest performers are used with the keyboard player being the sole remaining member.
This is, in my opinion a step in the right direction. It gets better with every new album. Just listen to the catchy ''Assault On The Shores'' to get a taste of the album.
The contribution of Serenity's vocalist is a welcomed addition. One of the few critiques you can give it is the lack of originality. It tends to sound a bit like what you can expect from Blind Guardian / Rhapsody, but this is less noticeable than in the previous record, so this can be somewhat overlooked
In the end it doesn't always have to be very original, especially not within the power metal realm. As long as the music is well executed, I am happy, and that's exactly what this album makes you.
It's about as great as fantasy metal can get, for me at least.
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| 5.0 classic | Ztrain | November 9th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | January 12th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | SuzyC | May 8th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Rosier | February 10th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Elynna | January 21st 17 |
| 3.0 good | iZac | June 1st 11 |
| 3.0 good | Zaltys | March 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | jrowa001 | November 25th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Poet | October 6th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Poshul | July 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | A7XEric | June 11th 09 |
| 2.0 poor | lobby | April 19th 09 |
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