Description

Powerworld was founded in September 2005 by ex-Freedom Call bassist Ilker Ersin. The debut album was recorded with At Vance drummer Jurgen Lucas, Freedom Call keyboard player Nils Neumann, Evidence One, Jaded Heart guitarist Barish Kepic and Backbone vocalist Steffen Brunner. Neumann and Ersin have created a debut album that maintains the light nature of Freedom Call’s sound, but also incorporates some of the AOR elements of bands like Masterplan, a slower overall tempo tendency, and a heavier overall sound to boot. There is a little more reliance on keyboards to fill out the arrangement due to there being only one guitarist, but everything balances out without turning too flowery. Steffen Brunner sounds heavily reminiscent of higher end singers like Ben Sotto (Heavenly) and Andre Matos (ex-Angra) and he pulls off a solid performance and blends in nicely with the really low end guitar sounds. The song formats tend mostly towards stand structures in line with AOR music, but there are a few curve balls here and there. The biggest on is right smack in the middle of the first full length song ‘Creatures’, where they abruptly turn off the afterburners of a solid speed section and throw in this only distantly related quiet interlude. At first it seems like the song has ended and we’re onto the next song and then that chorus chimes back in and there’s another minute or so of well produced melodic power metal to finish things off. If this band decided to inject just a little bit more speed into their next release they will definitely have a winning formula. If you like Masterplan but think that Jorn’s vocals were just a little overbearing, this is a good alternative. Track listing: 1. The Dark-intro 2. Creatures 3. Lake Of Eternity 4. Fight Fire With Fire 5. Signs In The Sand 6. I Reach The Light 7. Dancing With The Angels 8. Your World Is Not Mine 9. I Died In Your Arms 10. Breaking The Silence 11. Don't Walk On Broken Glass 12. Our Melody