GAMMA RAY — Majestic (review)

GAMMA RAY — Majestic album cover Album · 2005 · Power Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
Stephen
Gamma Ray returned to the metal realm after four years since their last album, "No World Order". A set of ten high-octane tracks ready to blow your speaker starting from "My Temple" that opens the door with a full frontal assaulting rhythm top with Hansen's raging scream standing proud on top of an ever-changing tempo platform. "Fight" is not slowing down a bit, they pumped up the tempo and taking off high with the beautiful classic riffs. "Strange World" is a slower attempt with an atmospheric keyboard at the front and a Judas Priest-influenced groove.

Some tracks did tightly grab my interest especially those that's played in the veins of traditional power metal. "Hell Is Thy Home", "Blood Religion", and "How Long" are the perfect examples of a whirling twin guitars, high-pitch shouter, and highway-speed double-bass drumming that was common in the Helloween early days.However, it's a shame that some other tracks are turning off the mood with an unbalanced and tiring composition such as the nu-metal wannabe "Condemned To Hell", the six frustrating minutes of "Majesty", and the exhausting closer, "Revelation", that should have been downsized to 4 minutes to avoid boredom.

"Majestic" got its own strength and weakness, probably lacks a little originality, nothing's extra ordinary, but if you're just looking for another headbanging record, Gamma Ray did a good solid job here.
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