Twyster - Lunatic Siren
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May-Day |
| Genre | Melodic Metal |
Coco
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 12 |
Christian Gahmann
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 44 Min. |
Ralf Jahnel
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Guitar
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| Label | Massacre
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Oliver Emde
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Bass
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| Release | 29 Jul. 2002 |
Andrés Vergara-Ruiz
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Drums
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| Country | Germany |
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Keyboards
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| Similar artists | Doro, Warlock | ||
Nice surprises are always welcome and that's exactly what
Twyster was for me. This German five-piece has been around for some
eight years already but hasn't got a record deal until now.
So once again we're dealing with a band from Germany with a contract
with Massacre Records and the genre is melodic metal.... Sounds familiar??
=)
But don't stop reading already, because Twyster are a bit different
from other bands in some ways as you will see as we go along:
First of all I always appreciate when metalbands have a female vocalist and Twyster falls into that pleasant category. Coco sings with great conviction and enthusiasm and along with some really good guitar-playing that's the backbone in Twyster's music. No keyboards here, just plain old straight forward guitarbending. Coco's voice oscillates somewhere between Doro and Lee Aaron and a few traces of Kimberly Goss (Sinergy) and even Elisa (Dark Moor) are also present at some occations. Overall her performance is way above average, but a few visits in the higher areas of the scale perhaps are a few too many.
Musically, Twyster ends up somewhere between power and melodic metal and although they have a sound of their own, Doro Warlock must have taken a deep impact in the song-writing process. One track could also have been taken straight from Crimson Glory's old Transcendence album from 1988. But there's absolutely nothing like copy-cating going on here though, just influences, so relax people =) This means that the statement of "free of outside influences" from the band biography isn't exactly true. Information that fits on the other hand is that this absolutely qualifies as "a musical picture covering all facettes of hard rock". The production by the Midas Twins who're also responsible for Powergod get at least the remark "good". It's nothing out of the ordinary but very ok with it's clean and sharp result.
The songs average in about 3,5 minutes and that's perhaps
a bit on the short side because a bit more complex and longer tracks
definitely wouldn't hurt. I'd also wished for for a bit fatter and more
thunderous guitarsound- but hey- let's not rush things- it's a debut
after all. The last remark is a bit more serious though. The album contains
a bit too many fillers and no matter how much I like Coco's performance,
we have to suffer through not just one, but two ballads.
So the next time I hope that the band focuses more on the "let's
play fast tracks" which should mean more killers and less fillers
since it's the up-tempo songs that stand out and make the album worth
owning.
This is still an interesting addition to you who want to widen your metal collection with a pretty straightforward but still quite original sound. Twyster will perhaps not live up to it's name and destroy your house, blow away your car and make you want to run to the nearest shelter but it will certainly shake the ground at least a little for the ones of you who are into the above mentioned fittings.
I think that this was a very good start for a band that already has lots of routine. I also sence that there's loads more potential here and a strong feeling in my gut tells me that this was just the beginning and I'm already looking forward to the next installment.
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Production
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Vocals
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Compositions
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7,5 |
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Summary
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7 chalices of 10 - Mat |
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