After 'The Grand Design' in 2015, the group 'Khymera', led by the American bassist and singer 'Dennis Ward', member of 'Pink Cream 69' and many other bands, released their 5th album 'Master of Illusions'. No surprise, it is in the direct line of the previous opus and this last baby sees the succession of hits of melodic hard-rock starting with 'Walk Away' which sets the tone with a title which transmits a good energy and with a first guitar solo that feels good, just like 'The First Time' which follows in the same style, then 'Master of Illusions' gives us a memorable chorus and the suite scrolls through titles as melodic as each other. When the rhythm calms down, the quality is always there with the mid-tempo 'Paradise' or the ballad 'Father to Son' and its theme filled with emotion or even 'After all this Time' or 'Just Let It Happen' in a more AOR style.
In short, if you liked the melodic hard-rock outings at the start of the year with 'Grand Design', 'Harem Scarem', 'HEAT', 'Waiting From Monday', 'Autumn's Child', 'Decarlo' or 'Revolution Saints', you should no doubt be won over by this latest album from 'Khymera'... | |
