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Hummm, well, what we have on most SX albums is a merging your main & typical prog/power metal influences, along with Queen, and a bit of Dio(vocals) mixed in. Sometimes SX is pretty heavy for prog/power metal, which is really why people like this better than say, Dream Theater. After the first ultra-cheesy/filler track, they blast off pretty well with a hard hitter. But the thud-type riff/rhythm gives way to some yanking guitar riffs - that sound recycled from virtually ever other old rock band. By the 3rd track (at least in the order I heard them) it sounds like the vocalist is forcing his voice, and even losing it in places. This song just becomes a big wall of noise..awful. The next track, "Serpents Kiss," sounds like another mess of yanking blues/rock riffs (like old, old rock, only made louder to try and sound heavy). At this point I'm starting to think this is nothing more than Whitesnake with a cold. The next track is another boring tune that sounds like it was cut from exactly the same cloth as the last two, only toned down to show more of its pop/rock-like sound. There is a chorus here that is pretty catchy, so it partly redeems the song. Still, there is endless yank-guitar messing with the otherwise good flow, so I'm mixed on this one..
I don't need to go track-by-track anymore, but let's say that I pay close attention to many different factors on a metal disc, and what I hear is more noise and rehashing than good music. I do hear lots of potential, but the problems are many. I do notice how the album starts much faster (while still sounding precise) than how it continues and ends.
Lastly, the forced and scratchy vocals really sound bad after even one track, let alone 3 or 4...With the two main negatives of bad riffs/ bad vocals, 2 stars is the best I can do for it, and that is mainly for the first track.
I'm also noticing that the songs have so many interruptions; just when you start to have a good groove, they tear it away and lose my attention......
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