Legion Warcry – The Way to Escape (2012)

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Digitally making its way from Italy, today we have Legion Warcry’s debut full-length release “The Way to Escape”. With a very traditional combination of old-school Heavy Metal and Power Metal elements, this release is quite entertaining to hear. On the downside, the production is a bit funky sometimes it sounds a bit hollow and lacks some flair that other Power Metal releases have these days.

The opener “God of Thunder” begins with powerful guitar work, but some very odd vocals that sound a bit distant from everything else. The vocals are not bad, but they just sound a bit weird in this track. Combining the catchiness of Heavy Metal with some of the guitar wizardry of Power Metal, “Across the Space” and “As You Preach” nicely set the mood for this solid release. The combination of subtle guitar/keyboard wizardry on “Across the Space” makes this track very entertaining.

With a more epic approach, “Apocalypse 21-6” is a potent track that closes with a pretty awesome melodic section filled with solos. The typical power ballad makes its appearance with “10,000 Moons”, a song where the melodic guitar work and excellent vocal melodies shine from the beginning to the end. The production here sounds considerably better than the first few songs, very weird indeed.

Showcasing the band’s musical abilities (particularly on guitar), “Distant Dream” and “Eternal Fire” are the band’s most complex and effective songs in this release. The first one reminding us a bit of older Stratovarius and the second one reminding us a bit of Revolution Renaissance, both comparisons are well deserved by the level of skills showed in these tracks.

Closing with the emotional “For Real”, and the dark and slow “Miracle”, this release goes off with a bang showcasing the band’s ability to craft diverse and entertaining songs. There is obvious skill in this band, and the later songs of this release greatly showcase it. “The Way of Escape” has a feel to it that it is actually two releases hacked together since the second part of the album is much better than the first.

If you are looking for a band that might be the best next thing in Power Metal, keep an eye open for Legion Warcry. With “The Way to Escape” the band delivers at-least 5 very good songs and a few so-so ones, leaving room for improvement and to blow us away in the future.

Band: Legion Warcry Album: The Way to Escape
Label: Self-Released

Release: April 6th, 2012

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Genre: Heavy/Power Metal

Country: Italy

Rating: 84/100
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