MINDMAZE — Back from the Edge (review)

MINDMAZE — Back from the Edge album cover Album · 2014 · Power Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Time Signature
The machine never stops...

Genre: traditional heavy metal / power metal

Released in 2014, "Back from the Edge" is the sophomore album of the power metal band Mindmaze. They say that it is always difficult to make a second album that lives up to the standard set on the first album. I have not heard Mindmaze's debut, so I do not know how well this one holds up to the debut.

But one thing's for sure. This album is a damn good one, and nobody needs to have heard the debut to know that. Fronted by Sarah Teets on vocals, Mindmaze delivers one strong metal tune after the other. Strongly rooted in traditional metal, the band treats the listener to galloping guitars and layered twin guitar leads. There are even progressive elements scattered across the album which just makes it a further enjoyable experience to listen to the album.

The musicianship is top notch, and fans of Symphony X may be interested to know that Mike LePond plays the bass on this one. Sarah Teets opts for a hard edged, yet melodic, vocal style, which definitely suits the music much better than the operating style that some female vocalists in the power metal genre adopt.

Fans of Symphony X, Iced Earth, Tiger Alpha, Harrow and the like should definitely check this fine album out.
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