The new album has a healthy 12 songs and comes in at just over 48 minutes of well crafted Power Metal. If you didn’t already make a comparison to Dragonforce, then Fraser Edwards has made sure for us with his super witty songs “Stop Saying We Sound Like Dragonforce” and “Crouching Comrades, Hidden Dragonforce”.
And the answer is a big yes, the song could easily have been a Dragonforce song. The melodies are super catchy, and the performances by all are as stated earlier, technically perfect. Fraser Edwards’ use of melody in his guitar style has that speedy, happy anthemic power that ties the two bands together in a good way. Fraser has a mastery of the electric guitar like few others on a short list, reminding me of the 80s when I first heard Tony MacAlpine playing super technically played classically based metal guitar.
01. The Architect (05:21)
02. Stop Saying We Sound like Dragonforce (04:44)
03. Warzone (04:01)
04. The Death Zone (04:01)
05. Ruination (02:36)
06. Dio volendo lo faro (04:41)
07. Among the Stars (06:11)
08. This World Can Be Ours (05:16)
09. Sorrow of the Loneliest Dragon (01:43)
10. Crouching Comrades, Hidden Dragonforce (02:32)
Fraser Edwards – guitars
Special guests
Andrew Scott (King King, Paul Gilbert) on drums
Ricki Carnie (Ascension, Sharky Sharky) on vocals
Graeme McDonald (Rise with Honour) on vocals
Sergey Boykov (Vital Science) on keyboards
Dick Gilchrist (Ascension, Barque of Dante) on drums
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Fraser Edwards – The Architect (2020)
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