Then again Bormann gets to return to his AOR roots with the epic power-ballad "Black Heart" which has shades of Jorn-led Masterplan. It's good to see the band is happy to let him loose occasionally. Bloodhound certainly have the chops, the musicianship and tracks to make it to the premier league of power metal. Now let's just hope they can keep a stable line-up. This lot is definitely ones to watch. Expect great things out of them.
Realm: Endless War & Suicidity
Progressive thrashers The Realm managed two releases before fizzling after their less impressive sophomore release. Endless War is considered a prog-metal classic by some and it's really not hard to see why. There is oodles of talent hiding in the thrashy tracks on both albums so it's no surprise a bonus track, included on the latter disc, is a King Crimson cover. Oh yes, and with titles like "Theseus And The Minotaur" you know it's obvious they aren't yer bog-standard head-down full-tilt nutters.
As with this set of releases from Roadrunner there are decent liner notes from Takis Kinis, guitarist for the band. I would seek out Endless War for your thrash metal collection if you'd like to hear something ahead of its time and quite impressive. Great band but the former is the more essential to the latter.
Live Music
Thursday night saw yet another one of Tourdates showcases in London, this time in the heart of Camden at Bar Monsta. It was a several band line-up but we were all there to see the much talked about Circus.
Void produced a solid set with their drummer, think Tommy Lee but Welsh, mesmerizing the audience with his absolutely amazing drumming style. Next week I will bring you a review of their latest CD. The guys are talented live but are just missing that extra something to push 'em to the next level. Not quite sure what it is but I am sure they will find it.
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