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Royal Hunt -Cast In Stone cd

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Royal Hunt has reached the “long running career” stage, with Cast In Stone being their 14th album. Over most of that decade spanning career, they’ve stuck to their original formula, taking rock sensibilities and applying them to prog-metal. While the band was never afraid to wank and strut their musical stuff, they always wrote a catchy tune first, then packed the showboating in the right places. This is an approach many prog bands seem to prefer using in reverse, with predictably mixed results. With most of the crew returning from 2015s excellent Devil’s Dozen, little has changed in the House of Hunt. This is another slick, polished dose of slightly bombastic, somewhat symphonic prog-metal delivered with enthusiasm by seasoned, highly skilled professionals. And once again, accessibility goes hand in hand with showmanship, for ear-hooking and air guitar finger spraining good times. With just 7 tracks running at 50 minutes, there’s some excess and overdrive in the oatmeal, but the writing is so accessible and likable, it doesn’t feel like the songs are as bloated as they are at times. The Moog synthesizer that opens “The Last Soul Alive” is a sweet touch, giving way to an aggressive, rocking attack with keyboard flourishes decorating every guitar riff, but somehow the overall sound never gets too…floral. D.C.’s powerful voice grabs a lot of the attention and carries the listener along through the oceans of wank without making one seasick or fret-fatigued. This could almost be a Tobias Sammet composition for Avantasia, it’s so big. “Sacrifice” has another chorus large enough to colonize, and “Rest in Peace” is one of the most ballsy songs the band has ever written, charging at you like a raging bull. Royal Hunt is about as reliable a prog institution as there is, and they’re second to none at making progressive music feel accessible. This is another classy, high-quality outing with few deviations from their tried and true formula. It may be a bit less gripping than Devil’s Dozen, but it’s still light years ahead of most of their peers and exceptionally easy to love

Track list:
1. Fistful Of Misery
2. The Last Soul Alive
3. Sacrifice
4. The Wishing Well
5. Cast In Stone
6. A Million Ways To Die
7. Rest In Peace
8. Save Me II

Additional information

Label

Northpoint Productions

Catalogue Number

0419080-3NPP

Release Year

2018