Incrave: Dead End

With a sound leaning towards straight ahead power metal, these young newcomers from Sweden, Incrave have the necessary ingredients firmly in place, and seem poised to assume their place alongside the elite bands of the genre. The band which was formed in 2007 released their debut album The Escape that same year under the moniker of Evergrace before eventually changing their name to Incrave in time for its eventual re-release.

Dead End features ten extremely well crafted (but not too polished) mid tempo rockers that serve up an abundance of heavy, melodic riffs, which are sure to get lodged in your sub-conscious. The twin attack of David Ohlsson and Jon Balefalk forgoes the typical, cram the solo down your throat approach, opting instead to concentrate their efforts on creating a series of ultimate hooks and melodies. Keyboardist Jonathan Stenberg takes the same approach, preferring to remain slightly in the background, stepping forward only to apply his subtle textures when the song calls for it. Vocalist Johan Falk's technique suits the music here perfectly, and his powerful delivery had me drawing comparisons to Johnny Goeli at times.

Incrave are still a relatively young band, with their average age being somewhere in the early twenties, yet Dead End comes off as a very mature sounding album. While not entirely original, it's neither formulaic nor repetitive either. Fans of melodic power metal should do themselves a favor and investigate this exciting and talented young band, because Dead End has quite a lot going for it in the end.

Track Listing
1) Shattered
2) The Forgotten
3) A Shadow In The Dark
4) The Touch Of Death
5) Unveil The Truth
6) Shades Of Me
7) An Empty Soul
8) Scream In Silence
9) Nevermore
10) Dead End

Added: July 29th 2008
Reviewer: Ryan Sparks
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