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| 3.5 great | Antonius | January 12th 26 |
Giants & Monsters is a solid follow-up release to the band's reunion album. It is a blend of traditional power metal and modern hard rock, with an excellent interplay between the three vocalists - Kiske, Deris, Hansen - who exhibit a dynamic and seamless integration. Kiske brings the power, Deris the punch and, adding to the fun, guitarist and third vocalist Kai Hansen adds a little old-school rawness here and there, sometimes with three-way vocal harmonies. From the soaring opener 'Giants On The Run' to the blockbusting single 'This Is Tokyo' and the anthemic 'A Little Is A Little Too Much', the fathers of power metal form an unlikely supergroup with all members being in the same band at different times. The album's second half contains tracks such as the grandstanding 'Into The Sun', a duet between returned Keeper-era singer Michael Kiske and his replacement Andi Deris, in which the pair delivers some interlocking performances. Musically, the triple-guitar line-up ? Hansen, Michael Weikath and Sascha Gerstner ? moves between the old-school gallop ('Universe - Gravity For Hearts)' and some measured riffing ('Hand Of God') while the duelling guitars and sing-song chorus of 'Under The Moonlight' nods back to their late-80s glory days. Tony recommends: "A Little is a Little Too Much", "We Can Be Gods", "This is Tokyo", "Giants"
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| 3.5 great | Fire Breathin Yokel | September 11th 25 |
interwoven trv pm hellow and poppy flicks but pleasant for all that highlights savior and universe
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| 3.5 great | GoldenGuy444 | September 2nd 25 |
I think I really like Helloween now... after their Pumpkins United reunion I've been really digging both of these releases! This lacks the better mixing of the 2021 album, but the songwriting is much sharper and concise. Kiske's vocals are too loud on track 2, it's like he's lunging at you. This is Tokyo was a really bad first impression, though I've grown to like parts of it.
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| 3.0 good | Sevengill | August 29th 25 |
how come I didn't hear a THING about this until its release day? damn, y'all.
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| 2.0 poor | jmal00 | August 29th 25 |
I?m sorry Mitch? you know I love you but man I cannot do it
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| 4.0 excellent | Mitch | June 7th 25 |
Happy to report the self titled wasn't a fluke, and the chemistry the band had on said album is very much intact. Definitely a worthy follow-up, even if the production is a little muddy in places.r
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| 3.5 great | Dewinged EMERITUS | January 6th 26 |
| 4.0 excellent | Coast | October 23rd 25 |
| 3.5 great | mRA | October 2nd 25 |
| 4.5 superb | iliescu | September 15th 25 |
| 3.5 great | manosg EMERITUS | September 14th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Lassie | September 2nd 25 |
| 3.3 great | Trey STAFF | September 2nd 25 |
| 4.5 superb | DarthGL | September 1st 25 |
| 3.5 great | Xurxo | September 1st 25 |
| 2.5 average | foxxxy | August 30th 25 |
| 5.0 classic | KManoc1 | August 29th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Rick64 | August 29th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thiagao | August 29th 25 |
| 2.5 average | Gazo | August 28th 25 |
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