Crystal Eyes were formed in 1992 in Sweden, and despite already having released six albums before this one, have gone by pretty unnoticed I guess. It has taken them six years since their previous album ‘Chained’ to bring out new work, on the Massacre label this time. Not only are they on another label, but former guitarist: vocalist Mikael Dahl has also rejoined the band, to replace Søren Nico Adamsen. Not having had the chance to listen/own any of their previous material, I’m not able to compare this album to what they brought out before. Judging only on the quality of this album, they do deserve to break through now, a thing that might perhaps happen now that they are signed to a bigger label.
The vocals Mikael brings us here, are quite good, comparable to what Kai Hansen brought u. The music itself is power metal, with some quite catchy songs. Minor point on this album is the total playing time, which is only some 38 minutes, which nowadays is very short if you ask me. There are some good songs on the album, but the best one, in my opinion, is ‘Forgotten Realms’.