Sunday 22 January 2017

#26 - Top of 2016

Wings of Destiny - Kings of Terror (Power Prog Records)

Wings of Destiny is an interesting and fresh power metal from Costa Rica who released their 2second full length album in 2016, under the title "Kings of Terror. The album starts of with the heavy and quick-paced "We Bring You the Night" and is followed by the amazing "Angels & Demons" which is bound to stick to your mind for a long time! The band even provides an alternative version of the song at the end of the record which features an awesome cameo by Fabio Lione (best known as the lead singer of Rhapsody & Vision Divine) who brings an extra touch of epic element to the song! "Eye of the Storm" is another highlight with its melodic riffs while the theatrical "Siren's Song" is a showcase of the lead singer's (Anton Darusso) vocal abilities and guest vocals by Rebecca Malavassi! The melodic "Lie to Me", the captivating "Touch the Sky" (with its amazing intro of bagpipes!) and the acoustic "Eternity" (full of keyboards and violins) are also great examples of the band's ability to balance all the positive aspects of power metal while at the same time having a unique personal sound!  
Wings of Destiny are a great representative of the new era of the power metal genre, keeping true to the roots o the genre but adding their own personal elements to the music. This is an album full of great lead vocals, catchy choruses and epic/heavy guitar riffs (by Cristian Jiménez and Allan "Kalay" Murillo) that will make you look forward to hearing more from the band!

92/100

Below the music video for the song "Eternity".


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