What's new among the Germans of 'Freedom Call' with already 20 years of ‘Appy Metal' ? Well not much except that their 10th baby came out at the end of August and it wears the sweet name of 'M.E.T.A.L.' and follows 'Master Of Light' released in 2016 (see here). The recipe is well established and like its predecessor, it leaves just before the fall to give us a little boost before the winter season. 11 titles for 43 minutes of power metal catchy and good child with a great help of double pedal starting with the first title '111111 - The Number Of The Angels' with a first chorus to sing loudly, then 'Spirit Of Daedalus' drives the point home before the new anthem 'M.E.T.A.L.' which is added to 'Metal is for Everyone' of the previous opus. With 'The Ace of the Unicorn', you have the right to a kind of hyper vitamin version of 'Enola Gay' then until the last title 'Sole Survivor' which ends the album with a memorable chorus, it is a continuation of unstoppable melodies. In short, the Germans of 'Freedom Call' continue their journey with these compositions with positive energy and always this freshness of the first days and ''M.E.T.A.L .' shows that they always have this desire to have fun while making seriously what they have always done better : some good power metal simple and effective... | |
