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They must titled the album: Gym closed today, come back tomorrow please!
First Time I hear about this band. Is it a fake Manowar or …?
LOL. Very cheesy outfits, and all the band members used silly pseudonyms -- but this was the group fronted by Daniel Heiman (currently singing for Sacred Outcry, Warrior Path, and probably 10 other Greek metal bands) that made a splash in the early 2000s and has since achieved some level of cult status in power metal circles.

Awakening The World is pretty stellar for what it is (melodic, thrash-influenced, mostly minor-key power metal with high-wailing vocals), and A Flame To The Ground Beneath is almost as good. Lots of great stuff on there.

EDIT: Oh yeah, there's a whole Highlander thing going on with the lyrics on both albums. Not sure what that's all about.
 
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Isn't the mix not loud/powerful and clean (esp. the solos) enough?

The problem is the voice which is low and most important this muddy “sonic layer” everywhere.

Muddy is the word. There are good elements but no way I can rate this work as good due to those above. The distortions (clipping) I don’t mind, they are part of the charm.
 
Dio must be the only human on earth who doesn't like Stargazer. Here a vocal coach in awe with Dio's voice and delivery (also Richie's solo and all song's musicianship and structure)

 
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