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“Excalibur” is “The story of King Arthur and the round table – A metal opus in twelve parts.”This is a concept album and it’s semi-pompous aspects should not get you confused. This is basically power metal, period. Every song is of a high energy rocking track, fueled with double bass drumming and sharp, speedy shredding and nice, quick, catchy guitar solos. The vocalist, Chris Boltendahl, has a mid-range gruffy style, unlike Hammer Fall, Iron Maiden, etc… It pretty much sounds like Grave Digger. This is a great way to get to know a band that has held up the metal flag for a long time, starting with the 1984 debut, “heavy Metal Breakdown.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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