Today’s review is of Swedish Hard Rock band Gathering Of Kings’ new album.
This release offers some fresh Rock full of Swedish talent, interesting special guests and a sweet classic approach. While the core of the album is AOR, it has the energy of stronger Hard Rock and it often bursts into Heavy Metal territories.
The dreamy synths are well complemented by the upbeat riffs, virtuous solos and energetic vocal performances. While the full-length has some really catchy songs, others are exceedingly generic and feel like fillers. Despite that, the powerful songs outnumber the weaker ones. Thus, as a whole, it is a great album that will transport you back to the 80s in their full glory in a similar manner to The Night Flight Orchestra. My personal highlights are “Vagabond Rise” and “How The Mighty Have Fallen”.
I recommend this album to fans of AOR, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. My rating is of 9/10.
VARG THE MIGHTY
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