Orden Ogan - Easton Hope

Title: Easton Hope
Artist: Orden Ogan
Genre: Metal / Celtic / Gothic
Release Date: 22nd January 2010
Label: AFM Records



Album Review

Four years went by after power metallers ORDEN OGAN released their first LP and then the follow-up commenced itself soon after two years later and now the third instalment in their little saga is set to continue itself in the year 2010 with ‘Easton Hope’.

These go getters of the power metal scene have taken on a new stand still when it comes to creating music. This time around these musicians have delivered with the likes of ‘All These Dark Years’, ‘Nothing Remains’, ‘The Black Heart’ and ‘Of Downfall And Decline’. These selections alone set up what ‘Easton Hope’ is truly about. Like ‘Al These Dark Years’ this tune showcases the real guitar structure and lyrical patterns that lay out as soon as the music begins and soon ends. The music picks up exactly where it left off on the last release which is rather catchy.

While ‘Nothing Remains’ and ‘The Black Heart’ have a more in-depth effect and tone added to them that sucks out the music and replaces it with a more common darkened effect that has the music rotate from being aggressive to being a more down to earth sensation leaving ‘Of Downfall And Decline’ to be the ending point of this power metal dilemma that causes the music to pick itself right back up and format itself into its proper position. ORDEN OGAN’s third release is indeed a music pleaser and sure to be a classic but the music just doesn't seem to impact as much as it had done in the past era.


Tracklist

01. Rise and Ruin
02. Nobody Leaves
03. Goodbye
04. Easton Hope
05. Welcome Liberty
06. All These Dark Years
07. Nothing Remains
08. Requiem
09. We Are Pirates
10. The Black Heart
11. Of Downfall and Decline


Line-up

Seeb - guitars, vocals
Tobi - guitars
Nils - keyboards, vocals
Lars - bass
Ghnu - drums


Website

http://www.myspace.com/ordenogan


Cover Picture




Rating

Music: 8
Sound: 8
Extras: -
Total: 8 / 10


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