ADRENALIN METAL UNION
(USA)

Baird's Review - This reminds me of old Dark tranquility with a slightly more death metal twist. The guitar sound is good if a little thin. The keyboards are a little loud as with most bands that involve the instrument. While the keyboard work itself is very good some of the samples seem to be of a lower quality, whether it is from a older “quality” instrument or a new “cheap” version I cannot tell. To be cited in particular is the organ sound, which could easily fit into the soundtrack bad horror film. The vocals are sung in English with a strong polish accent that almost seems to lend it self naturally to metal, although being a big fan of early vader I’d imagine I am somewhat biased. On the down side for me the rhythm work is somewhat repetitive, even with the extensive harmonies. While this style of metal has been done before and in just about every possible configuration, it sells and there is a good market for it. Valinor pulls it off well, and could easily have a bright future given the right backing. Definitely worth a listen if you like old school melodic death metal. www.valinor.com.pl/

Production 8/10   Instruments 9/10   Vocals 9/10   Originality 5/10
Overall 8/10