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| 5.0 classic | Blazewire | July 28th 20 |
Apex is a slab of fantastic power metal! It is also a concept album - a very enjoyable one that
you can either sit down and absorb the story, or just enjoy the music. Additionally it doesn't
have the awkward spoken interludes concept albums tend towards that ruin the flow. Imagine a mix
of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and 3 Inches of Blood with a sprinkling of melodic death metal.
Refreshingly the stereotype elements of power metal are not present here. This is not the
traditional swords, dragons and wizards inspired power metal with cheese all over. Music wise we
have great riffs and shredding solos that are reminiscent of the previously mentioned bands. The
vocals also avoid some of the common stereotypes of female fronted metal bands and feels to be
channelling Dio. This is my introduction to the band and I am very impressed! Songs to check out:
Awakening, The Matriarch, Apex
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| 4.5 superb | SuzyC | July 24th 24 |
Yeah, this stupendous album has been growing and growing on me since I first acquired it. I wonder if I'll change my rating again later to five. It's become another one of my top shelf biking soundtrack albums.
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| 5.0 classic | Tundra | March 27th 24 |
The album's phenomenal vocal, riffing, and lead-playing performance complement the great concept from start to finish, making it probably the greatest power metal album I ever heard, and it's honestly not remotely close.
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| 4.5 superb | BladeRunner | March 27th 24 |
This has really grown on me. Fun stuff with killer vocals and some fretboard wizardry that is flashy but always tasteful. Rhythm section is tight, as well.
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| 3.5 great | zaruyache | April 23rd 19 |
Basically instrumentally melodic death metal but with almost exclusively female power metal vox.
The instrumental work makes it constantly catchy, backed up by Hayes' fantastic vocals. Rly good
thanks.
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| 4.0 excellent | staticVoid | October 10th 18 |
It may not be particularly ground breaking or technically brilliant, but goddammit it puts a smile on my face every time I listen to it. It's just good old fashioned, fun power metal.
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| 4.0 excellent | stubblesmcgee | September 17th 18 |
While Unleash the Archers had always felt like they were missing something before, I just *keep* coming back to this album. It's not perfect, but the highs are high and the lows are... also pretty high.
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| 4.5 superb | marf1300 | January 26th 18 |
Canadian power metal with possibly the best female vocalist in metal finally figured out how to write a consistent album! Each superbly written song has its own identity, which is rare in power metal, and fits well into the entire album. Additionally, Apex is a concept album with a cohesive story that never feels forced onto the music. I also dare you to sit through this because it will be the happiest hour of your day (unless you hate epic, melodic music and just want to listen to post-metal and funeral doom all day.)
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| 2.5 average | Panzerchrist | June 6th 17 |
Unbelievably bland. Their vocalist is one of the most talented female leads in all of metal, but she's really wasted here. Every track essentially runs at the same tempo with just slight variations and it is monotonous as hell. I dare you to sit through this thing. It's literally an hour long.
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| 4.0 excellent | samsar | March 16th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | January 28th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | KManoc1 | September 10th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpturk21 | February 17th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zac124 | April 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Masha2k | January 26th 21 |
| 3.5 great | mikep87 | September 1st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kevin | August 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | zuzek | February 14th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | solrage | December 5th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | dcube | October 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | kouichi | October 17th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | madtwoo | June 21st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | nebula | April 10th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | caitanya | February 26th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | February 17th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Rosier | February 10th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | coopj | November 28th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Elevon | October 9th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Mogget | August 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dmax28 | July 1st 17 |
| 3.5 great | Tib | June 17th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Poet | June 8th 17 |
| 3.3 great | Trey STAFF | June 4th 17 |
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