VICTORIUS - Heart of the Phoenix
Massacre
Records
Euro
power metal is definitely an invention of Germany and of course the fathers of
this sound are HELLOWEEN. Since the first albums of HELLOWEEN this genre has
expanded all around the world and has been enriched with a variety of
influences. I am saying this because VICTORIUS are from Germany and they of
course continue the HELLOWEEN legacy with their music, but they are also influenced
by the power metal sound as it was crafted in other countries.
“Heart
of the Phoenix” is the fourth studio album of the band and it finds them in a
new label. The band as I mentioned above belongs to the euro power metal genre
which means that it emphasizes on melodies which are those that characterize
every song that is included here. The thing that makes them stand out from many
other bands of this style is their dynamic and fast rhythm section that in a
way carries on the legacy of bands like BLIND GUARDIAN and DRAGONFORCE (without
the insane solos though). In their epic moments they also reminded me of
HAMMERFALL. Finally there are even some moments that VICTORIUS are flirting
with melodic and speed metal elements like in the song “Virus”. In a few words
I can say that the power metal sound of the band balances between the German
and the Swedish scene.
In
this album VICTORIUS don’t intend to bring something new to the table of the
European power metal sound. They actually want to play with passion the music
they love and because of that they give us an album with good performances that
sounds fresh and has variety. I am sure that the friends of this genre will
love it and will find here another promising band for the melodic power metal
sound.
Nick
“Verkaim” Parastatidis
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