Mystic Prophecy: Never Ending

From Nuclear Blast, I give you Mystic Prophecy. When reading their attached newsletter, they are listed as being multi-national. Upon visiting their website, I soon learned that both their lead vocalist R. Dimitri Liapakis and lead guitarist Gus G. hail from Greece, while now former drummer Dennis Ekdahl hails from Sweden. As of press time, I was unable to find out where bassist Martin Albrecht hails from. They are all listed as currently playing with other bands in addition to Mystic Prophecy.

What I do know is that I was very impressed with their CD Never Ending. The best way to describe their style of metal would be a mixture of classic, melodic and power metal. I immediately saw similarities to bands like Jag Panzer, Hammerfall, and even Iron Maiden. There were even a few similarities to the guitar playing style of Symphony X's Michael Romeo. While I liked vocalist R. Dimitri Liapakis, there were a few times when he sounded like he was straining a bit. As for guitarist Gus G., one word, amazing!! He simply shreds from beginning to end on this CD, and when you consider that he was the only guitarist on the CD, not counting the bassist Martin Albrecht, he made what could have been an otherwise ordinary recording a great one. Drummer Dennis Ekdahl also did a phenomenal job behind the drum kit. At the present time, Mystic Prophecy has announced that they have added an additional guitarist, Markus Pohl. Also, they have added former Primal Fear drummer Klaus Sperling.

As for Never Ending, just about every song is a highlight. Starting out with "Burning Bridges", this CD is an all out metal assault, which does not let up until song number six, "Never Surrender", which shows Mystic Prophecy's more melodic side. Afterward, they continue kicking butt until the last song, the title track played in the form of a melodic, moody instrumental.

Imagine if they were to focus on Mystic Prophecy full time, I think you would really have something here. Nuclear Blast certainly does. If you are looking to add a new band to your collection of classic metal, look no further than Mystic Prophecy. I am certainly looking forward to Mystic Prophecy's next release.

Track Listing
1. Burning Bridges
2. Time Will Tell
3. Under A Darkened Sun
4. Dust of Evil
5. In Hell
6. Never Surrender
7. Wings Of Eternity
8. When I'm Falling
9. Warriors Of Lies
10. Dead Moon Rising
11. Never Ending

Added: September 12th 2009
Reviewer: Jack Toledano
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Related Link: Nuclear Blast Records
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