Return of the Dragon-mp3

This is the second album from these German headbangers, and features good and ripping Power Metal. Musically the band toils in the realms of Primal Fear, Hammerfall, Dream Evil, and Rage, with themes along the same lines. There's lots of galloping and double-bass rhythms to be had, with thick guitars and Priest-like solos the norm. Good stuff, I say! Vocally, think of Jurgen Volk as a slightly deeper Tobias Sammet, perhaps.
"Return of the Dragon" is a strong opener, with the constant "Diary in Black" providing a high-wired chorus. "Barons Overthrow" is steady and pulsing, "Brothers in Arms" and "Metal War" are of the faster variety, and all of "The Machine," "Evil in Man," "Dragonheart," and "Resistance" are good. "Six Feet From the Edge" is a slower/lighter track, and has a strong, pulling chorus.

TRACK LIST: Dark Ages/Return of the Dragon/Diary in Black/Brothers in Arms/Barons Overthrow/The Machine/What If/Evil in Man/Dragonheart/Metal War/Saint and Sinner/Resistance/Six Feet From the Edge