Labyrinth – “Freeman”
This power metal band is catchy and melodic, which is good, but normal and expected. This is one of the few power metal bands from Italy that gets some press here and there in North America. As power metal goes, there’s not much to be negative about, since they have the songs and melody required for the style. They are not great, like Lost Horizon or Sonata Arctica, but they are good. Ok, but there are a couple of things about this band that are distinctive: 1) the singer has a nasal voice, which might bother some people because he’s whiny at times and 2) they have their hard rock moments. This is not speedy, double-bass power metal, but more like power metal with heavy metal and hard rock.