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Within the Fate review I stated that the band had the songs, but perhaps not the vocals. Fatal Force is the other way around. They sure as hell have the vocals – delivered with fire from the impeccably fabulous Mats Levin – but they perhaps do not quite have the song quality required to make this an essential purchase. The brainchild of prog-metal / instrumental guitarist Torben Enevoldsen (Section A), Fatal Force was born out of the need to find a home for some more traditionally melodic hard rock songs. Torben performs all guitar, bass and keyboard duties and adds a fine support cast for his vision. Mats Levin (Dogface/Treat/At Vance/Yngwie) is perfect on vocals while man-of-the-hour Daniel Flores joins in on drums. Torben produces and supplies all music, while Levin supplies the lyrics. It might have been a good idea to include Levin a little further, as this album has just about everything a European melodic hard rock album should have – but the songs could have been stronger had they had the input of someone more used to working with commercial structure. Torben's penchant for instrumental works seems to work against him here. Opening rocker Caveman does have a strong chorus, but the flow of the song doesn't make it an easy journey to get there. The same could be said of Domino. Far Away and No Question both feature similar tempos and style's – dark, contemporary rockers with slow pacing and restrained choruses. The mid-album songs Out Of Fuel through Everyone all rock with a similar pace – a ton of sweet guitar riffs and some authorative lead vocals, but all of these tracks suffer from the lack of memorable hooks. It's not until Insanity that a truly memorable chorus kicks in. The album closes with one of the better tracks on the album – the aggressive and powerful Eye To Eye, which features a great vocal from Levin. Tommy Hansen is again called upon to produce and mix and as per usual delivers a product with a solid, even sound and big sonic impact.
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19/05/06: Rick - ozzyland17@aol.com
15/05/06: Bana - lgstrijder@gmail.com
11/05/06: CEDRIC - cedric.vacquier@wanadoo.fr
Rating: 88
If your a fan of the great section A CD'S then this one might take a few listen's to get into. It is nothing like the prog metal of Section A but a melodic hard rock CD. Mats Leven is spectacular as always & Torben lays down some fine guitar work as expected.
This CD is a change of direction for Torben & I think that it's a good thing to show another side to his song writing. Let's hope there is a follow up to this sometime next year.
Fav. tracks Caveman, Eye To Eye, Far Away.
Rating: 65
What a waste of my hard earned money.
Mats Leven is good as always, but the songs are just boring.
Rating: 96
MATS LEVEN is GOD !!!!
What a great singer !!!
Even if i was a little disapointed by his AT VANCE performance , i was in hope for a big surprise !
And i have to say that , until the great FACING THE ANIMAL no singers move me that way !!!
The songs are really powerfull and the lyrics are in the pure LEVEN's style ...AWESOME !
The guitar playing is very technical and top notch !
BUY
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