Neonfly - Strangers In Paradise

Published November 28 2014

*=Staff's pick	Whispered Dreams* Highways To Nowhere Better Angels* Rose In Bloom Heart Of The Sun Aztec Gold Fierce Battalions* Sons Of Liberty Chasing The Night Falling Star

Genre	Prog. Melodic/Power Metal	Willy Norton	Vocals
Tracks	10	Frederick Thunder	Guitar
Running time	42 Min.	Patrick Harrington	Guitar
Label	Inner Wound Recordings	Paul Miller	Bass
Release	28 November 2014	Boris Le Gal	Drums
Country	England	-	Keyboard
Producer	Dennis Ward
Similar artists	---

3 years past its debut album, Outshine The Sun, British metallers Neonfly are back on track with its next chapter, Strangers In Paradise. This outfit basically plays melodic or power metal with just an ounce of progressive elements involved. The album in its entirety comes out pretty cheerful and easy-going with a positive affect nailed to it, yet with some evident mystique surrounding the whole picture as well.

The appearance generally ends up with the same attitude and direction throughout the record, even if there's an instrumental track and two occasional ballads thrown in to diversify the performance. The tracks sort of balance on the edge of being captivating, but somehow the band is unable to reach the necessary target and to really execute in a way that completely can pulverize my doubts of this record's greatness.

This release leaves me a little stranded without major impressions, even though it indeed is a fairly good record from time to time. It includes a few moments that really are worth checking out, still my metal heart doesn't respond to the music with any greater empathy or passion. The guys indeed put up a solid performance, but I really can't connect to what's given and the outcome somehow never break through my barriers.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
6	5	6	7	5

Summary
5 chalices of 10 - Tobbe