Threshold: Dead Reckoning
Thursday, September 6. 2007
Threshold's latest album has spent quite a lot of time in my CD player lately. Once again the band has crafted an amazing progressive metal album, which doesn't relapse too much on gimmickry but instead is quite a focused record. It has intriguing song structures, varying compositions and enticing hooks. However, a lot has happened since the interview I did with Richard West. Andrew "Mac" McDermott parted ways with the band, which must have come as a surprise to everyone. On a sidenote, in a way I always was more of a fan of the first singer Damian Wilson, because Mac's voice is a bit colder than Damian's. Regardless, Mac handles his part on this album well, and especially he seems to shine on the slower sections and ballads.Continue reading "Threshold: Dead Reckoning"
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After the huge run at the signing session at Nuclear Blast in Donzdorf with more than 1.000 fans, partially even from foreign countries, now the Swiss have the pleasure of getting signatures from Tuomas and Anette. On Thursday, August 30th you can find the two musicians in Bern's station concourse at the ascent of the moving stairs from 6 PM on. Nightwish's new bombast album, "Dark Passion Play", the first one with new frontwoman and singer Anette Olzon, is scheduled for release on September 28th via Nuclear Blast Records in most parts of Europe.

