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Album: Wild Card

Old Rating: 4.5/5

Verdict: ReVamp is one of those bands who have a real 'what might have been' thing surrounding them. Wild Card, their second and final album, is the reason why. If anyone were to ask me which album they should listen to for the defining Floor Jansen album, I wouldn't give them an After Forever album or a Nightwish album. I'd give them this one. The final offering from a promising modern progressive metal band who became defunct when the world's biggest symphonic metal band poached their singer and then went on to release an album which was really restrained on her vocal abilities (in contrast in full use here with a range from death growls to full soprano), which was a decent enough if uninspiring Nightwish album (after their own most adventurous album Imaginaerum), but far from fair compensation for the death of ReVamp. Yeah, I'm feeling bitter over that still, so much so that I haven't even bothered to listen to Nightwish's latest album yet. I'd rather listen to Wild Card, which continues to impress and even get better over time.

New Rating: 5/5