HEAVY METAL MANIA

Forgotten Tales - The Promise

Forgotten Tales is a new band from Canada. In their debut album they play euro-power metal influenced by Stratovarius, Rhapsody as well as Edguy. However, their music does not sound ordinary as someone would promptly think. These guys have worked really hard on their songs and they have filtered their influences very well, creating something that sticks out from the rest power metal releases. The main characteristic of their music though is the vocals. The band chose to use a female singer and it sounds like they made a wise choice. Sonia's voice has nothing to do with the eerie vocals of most atmospheric metal bands and it is certainly not operatic, nor does she try to sound like a man. It is straight forward, very distinctive and it fits very good with the music the band plays, but it still needs some work to reach the desirable level. Most songs are fast with epic themes as far as the lyrics are concerned and they will certainly satisfy your thirst for good power metal. The production could have been better, but this is rather usual for a self financed album. All in all, this is a very good debut from an upcoming band that sets the foundations for a promising career in the future.

Note : 7.5/10