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Gaia Epicus - Damnation (9/10)

Album Review

Album Title

Damnation

Votes

2

Band/Label Homepage

Homepage

Country

Norway

Year of the Release

2009

Track List

1. Damnation (8:53) 2. Masters of the sea (3:13) 3. Firestorm (4:42) 4. The wizard's return (2:45) 5. You are a liar! (2:55) 6. Cyborgs from hell (5:25) 7. The savior (will come) (5:34) 8. A hero in all (4:37) 9. Salvation is here (5:38) 10. Warrior* (bonus song)

Labels

Epicus Records

editors rating

9/10

Band Line Up

Thomas Chr.Hansen - guitars, vocals Ole Alexander Myrholt - drums Guest Musicians: Roland Grapow - guitar solo Dominique Leurquin - guitar solo Jonas Hörnqvist - guitar solos Lasse Jensen - guitar solos Andreas Olsson - bass Michael Troy - keyboards Fabrizio S Muratori - keyboards Ola Halén - vocals Cathrine Solhaug Storli - vocals

Article Date

2009-02-06

Influences

Avantasia - Megadeth - Gamma Ray - Rhapsody - Helloween - Luca Turilli Masterplan - Iron Maiden – Stratovarius

Style

Melodic Metal,Power Metal,Speed Metal

Label Homepage

http://www.epicusrecords.com

Band Name

Gaia Epicus

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Well that was an album I really enjoyed listening to. The album Damnation of Gaia Epicus is definitely one which deserves you attention.  The album not only is melodic but is can also be characterized as power melodic metal and in some parts speed melodic metal (Dragonforce style). Well played and melodic guitars and great vocalist. Also I have to mention that the vocalist has one of the best voices I listened up to now to heavy metal.   A few things about the band,  and the album. The album was released from Epicus records, (another excellent true metal label). Damnation, is the 4th album of  this power metal band from Norway. It contains 9 songs, with a great production and a very interesting and excellent cover design (painted by J.P Fournier.). A number of guest musicians appear at this album such as Roland Grapow, Dominique Leurquin, Ola Halen, Andreas Olsson, Michael Troy, Jonas Hörnqvist, and many more   The guitars really know how to transmit the metal feeling to the audience with some powerful riffs and melodic and creative solos. The influences from bands such as Avantasia - Megadeth - Gamma Ray  - Rhapsody - Helloween - Luca Turilli   Masterplan - Iron Maiden – Stratovarius ,and of course that of the Scandinavian power metal scene, are pretty obvious. Furthermore each song has a quite unique intro.   All the songs are quite good, we really liked the Firestrorm. A song with an epic metal intro, filled with power riffs and great guitar picking. We also liked a lot The Wizards Return (instrumental). This is a song which reveals the true musical abilities and qualities of the band. The musicians really take excellent at this song. If you like Dragonforce songs  you will definitely like this instrumental. The ending song Salvation is here was the best way to end this true metal album (liked the keyboards a lot). All the songs are excellent we just mentioned a few we liked more!   In summary. This is a great metal album., from a true metal band and a true metal label (Epicus records). It definitely deserves a place in your collection. So check it out. 9/10