Pegazus - The Headless Horseman
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Intro |
| Genre | Heavy/Power Metal |
Rob Thompson
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 12 |
Johnny Stoj
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 54 Min. |
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Guitar
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| Label | Nuclear Blast |
Cory Betts
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Bass
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| Release | 15 March 2002 |
Robbie Stoj
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Drums
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| Country | Australia |
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Keyboards
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| Similar artists | Iron Maiden, Manowar | ||
Australia isn't exactly known for being the most productive country when it comes to metal. But Pegazus is trying hard to change this fact. It's been over 3 years since their previous album Breaking the Chains but these guys from Down Under must have spent that time in some "metal-composing-trance-like place" 'cause The Headless Horseman is a truly great release and I don't even think it can be compared to Breaking the Chains because it's so way better. Another good thing that has happened since the last album is that there's been a change in the line-up with the new vocalist Rob Thompson.
But I have to admit that I wasn't at all very satisfied with the album the first couple of listening-sessions though but that soon took a dramatic change. It began with that I started to like the verses very much 'cause on almost every track there's this "galloping" rhythm-guitar setting the pace and tact and gives this album its special character.
It reminds very much of Iron Maiden in that aspect and there are other similarities between the two bands too on some tracks. If you want to make it simple you could say that if you take some Iron Maiden rhythm-riffing, some Manowar or why not Wizard "warrior-attitude" and imagine that all this is being delivered in the very classic 80's heavy metal sound and you begin to get a grip of Pegazus' sound. And we're not talking some high-pitch-voice kind of vocalist here either but instead a more mature and "heavymetallish" one that fits this kind of sound like a glove.
And what's good about this band is that they don't exercise some kind of "over complicated and becoming too advanced"- music in absolutely no aspect. Pegazus proves that simplicity is supreme when it comes to this kind of metal. It's a bit just like modern computer technology- plain and simple "plug-and-play"- methods and with great results too.
I won't go into explaining song by song this time so you'll just gonna have to listen for yourselves. The Headless Horseman is an album that should appeal to almost every metalhead and if Pegazus continue to ride on this path Australia will be connected to more things than kangaroos 'cause the band have taken a giant leap towards this with this release.
In my opinion a metal-collection really needs the kind of metal Pegazus delivers so for heaven's sake get out there and make this happen. The Headless Horseman is an album that's very compatible and won't be any dust-collector what so ever in my CD-rack. So thank you Pegazus for a great album and keep this goin'.
Cheers mates!
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Production
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Vocals
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Compositions
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Summary
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8 chalices of 10 - Mat |
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