ETERNITY'S END — The Fire Within (review)

ETERNITY'S END — The Fire Within album cover Album · 2016 · Power Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
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"The Fire Within" is the debut full-length studio album by German power metal act Eternity's End. The album was released through Power Prog Records in March 2016. Eternity's End was formed in 2014 by guitarist/composer Christian Muenzner (Alkaloid, Spawn of Possession, Obscura, Necrophagist...). Muenzner enlisted drummer Hannes Grossmann (Alkaloid, Blotted Science, Obscura, Necrophagist...), keyboard player Jimmy Pitts (Scholomance, Super String Theory), bassist Linus Klausenitzer (Alkaloid, Fallacy, Obscura, Noneuclid...), and lead vocalist Ian Parry (Elegy, Consortium Project, Ian Parry...) to complete the lineup.

The concept of a primarily extreme metal oriented (although predominantly in the sophisticated/progressive end of the scale) guitarist forming a power metal act could have turned out in many ways, but in the case of the music on "The Fire Within", it turned out pretty much as you´d expect it to. The music on the album is Euro power metal with the occasional harder edged part, but this is by no means extreme metal oriented in any way. It´s melodic, neo-classical, epic, and anthemic Euro power metal played by very skilled musicians. Ian Parry has a strong voice and a convincing delivery, but if you´re familiar with his previous projects, there are very few surprises here.

The material on the 10 track, 55:51 minutes long album are well written, powerful, and memorable. Eternity's End aren´t a band who introduce much new to the genre, but they are highly professional and everything is delivered with seamless ease and great conviction. The tracks are also composed in a clever way to make them have as much impact as possible. It´s all packed in a powerful, clear, and detailed sound production, which suits the music perfectly, so upon conclusion "The Fire Within" is a high quality power metal album, and a very promising debut from Eternity's End. A 4 star (80%) rating is deserved.
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