LANCE KING — A Moment in Chiros (review)

LANCE KING — A Moment in Chiros album cover Album · 2011 · Progressive Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2/5 ·
Stephen
Apart from my utmost respect to Lance King for his massive vocal performance back in his BALANCE OF POWER days and his idealism with Nightmare Records, I can't help myself to say that 'A Moment In Chiros', his solo debut, is a very average output. The main problem is there's no single song that's strong enough to strike you hard in the first spin. Probably only 4-5 good tracks here with the most outstanding tracks are 'A Sense of Urgency' and 'A Given Choice', but that two tunes alone can't save the terribly mediocre second half.

It's obvious that the first 4 tracks are the goodie but as soon as you've heard the title track, not to mention it drags too long at 7 minutes, you know you'll ran into trouble. 'Infinity Divine' is the last good track, 'Joy Everlasting' starting to ruin the mood, but then 'Sacred Systems' and 'Transformation' finish the game badly.

This album contains a healthy mix of progressive part and melodic metal, and the production is good, but sadly the songs don't speak much. I'm not sure whether I can recommend this to a casual fan, but if you're a fan of Lance King himself, a spin or two won't hurt. 55% at best!
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