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Album: Evolution Purgatory

Old Rating: 5/5

Verdict: Persuader and in fact pretty much anything vocalist Jens Carlsson is involved in, are often accused of being a Blind Guardian clone. Maybe that is fair, but then other 'normal' power metal bands don't get called Helloween clones half as much yet are really the same principle, but as soon as someone is more like Blind Guardian the accusations start flying. For me, more bands should follow the Blind Guardian example. I love normal power metal as I have stated in this re-visitation series before, but I do think a genre called 'power' metal sound generally sound more hard and aggressive than many bands do, so where exactly can fault be sound with another band who realises that and actually has a singer with the pipes to rival Hansi? Evolution Purgatory represents a damn fine example of Blind Guardian school power metal (with a dabble of thrash). Also the artwork is great. 

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