themayfairmall.com Hailing from Hanover this is the debut album from what's left of the melodic rock group Fates Warning. Although a great band in their time they were more than ready for a change. Dreamtide was the fallout from the demise of this band and boy have they developed! Although this is classed as a melodic rock album it does tend to lend itself more to the rockier end of the scale than the sit back and listen end. It's quite heavy to be honest while still maintaining that classic melodic ribbon running through it. Don't be put off by their previous melodic tag, as this band really do know how to rock hard with the best of them. Take 'Promised Land ' for instance. Now here's a song that's held tightly together with a mixture of blistering guitars and drums that just won't be ignored. This is the big production song. Olaf Senkbeil has such powerful and mighty vocal chords that demand the attention of the listener when he sings. It's always a pleasure to hear an artist who can sing towards the higher end of the vocal range and yet not sound like he's overstretching himself. 'Come with Me' is an excellent example of this. I really enjoyed listening to this particular track. 'Your Life' is a peculiar track that sounds a mixture of Mott the Hoople and Queen in parts. A strange concoction but one that seems to work well. So who else features in this band then? What names will you recognize? Well guitarist Helge Engelke should sound familiar, as should drummer CC Behrens and keyboard maestro Torsten Luderwald. Both ex-Fair Warning members. On bass we have Ole Hemplemann who some might remember from his Thunderhead days. Together the band have gelled and are ready to take on the world. Best of luck to them I say. Other highlights on the album include 'I take the weight off your Shoulders' and the guitar driven 'Crashed'. A solid start for this band. It will be interesting to see how they progress from here and certainly one to keep an eye out for. If they ever tour the UK it would be well worth checking them out to see how they perform live.