(Points: 8.5 out of 10)

HAMMERHEART ‘PROMO 02’ (PROMO)

Out of Slovakia comes HAMMERHEART, a fantastic classic 80s orientated Melodic Metalband. They play in the style of IRON MAIDEN, and they feature a very strong singer, while the sound of this 4-track promo is very impressive. Without a doubt, this is 20 minutes of pleasure with only high quality Melodic Metal. “Back from serenity”, “Describe my fate” and “The revival” are all 3 uptempo Melodic Metal pieces, while the best track is closing track “When dark dreams...”, a classic 7-minute epic midtempo Melodic Metal track with tempo changes a la early QUEENSRYCHE). I believe the band released more CDs, but this promo is already something really sensational. More info at: http://www.hammerheart.sk and e-mail at: Klaus.Stracke@mp-media.com

(Points: 8.5 out of 10)