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The Swedish band was founded back in 1997 and had to face several line-up changes through the years. With Carpe DiEnd they present their 6th album and try another time to leave a mark at the Scandinavian power metal scene.
The intro Carpe DiEnd kicks off, but in my opinion they should have skipped it and started right away with The Evil In Me. Heavy riffs leads into this complex, slightly progressive tune. With the aggressive vocals of Ronny Hemlin it reminds me of some other tune... A pleasant one, but not a real ear catcher. A heavy rocker is I Keep Falling which is a bit more epic... a bit symphonic. But somehow it all reminds me of something else... A bit more uniqueness would be nice... Aggressive vocals combined with bombastic sounds you get at Holy Is Evil as well as mighty choirs and breaks. The slower Entrance To Heaven Denied sticks out a bit, even if they speed up a bit. The song has a sad undertone and it's the slower parts which are catching your interest.
A decent album which adds to the melodic power metal some progressive elements, but even if no band name springs to mind, there are similarities to other bands. Singer Ronny Hemlin partly reminds me of Andy B. Franck, but anyway Steel Attack needs a stable line-up and a more unique sound, if they want to challenge the members of Scandinavians premier league of melodic power metal!
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