Elusive God: " Trapped In A Future Unknown"

Croatia is not the first place I think of when it comes to doom. These guys make a pretty convincing argument for it, though they pull from a broad definition of the genre. Perhaps flirting with an epic Iron Maiden infused power metal dynamic in the gallop that drives the riff. The guitar care about, mood and melody so that plays into their favor. The bellowing vibrato of the vocals is not as tightly tied to hooks as Iron Maiden, instead coax the riffs on like a dramatic cheerleader accenting them. "Shadow, Beast, Devil" slows down to a doomier simmer.  They do give the vocals a little more room to breathe with this one. Not many singers are very effective at replicating what Bruce does and granted this is not the most soaring tribute, think more along the lines of post "Fear of the Dark" era. It is more aggressive than your average power metal singer, which is the tone Bruce set for others to follow for the same could be said of him. 

There is a more modern sludge crunch to the attack of " Worthless Words" . The phrasing of the vocals is still a little stiff.  The guitar solo really rips if you are into that sort of thing.  "Deception and Greed" is more deliberate , but moves in more of triumphant power metal manner, than the kind of trudging of doom. There are darker passages on this song, but it reminds me of Nevermore. "Price to Pay"  is more straightforward , thus less dynamic. For me this kind of music needs to be darker,. But Iron Maiden is one of your favorite bands you say, how can you not like power metal? These guys are darker than your average power metal bands o they have that in their favor. Let us consider some of Maiden's darker moments "Hallowed Be Thy Name " , " Children of the Dammed" OR "Fear of the Dark" .  Nothing on here comes close to those melodies .

"Where is the Sun" does have hookier guitars. The chorus to this song works better, while keeping the more lumbering tempo. These elements all falling into place might make it one of the album's best songs for sure. The guitar solo toward the end of this song adds to the melodic nature of the song rather than wanking so that is a win in my book. The album ends strong with "Dreaming of Reality" which is pretty close to what I would want from a dark power metal band, I guess Iced Earth already fits that bill, I would say these guys are not as heavy as Iced Earth. I will give this album an 8, they have potential for sure , the vocals could add some hook to their melodies rather than just belting them at you.