Artist: Stonelake
Title: Marching On Timeless Tales
Genre: Metal / Melodic Metal / Power Metal / Hardrock
Release Date: 1st July 2011
Label: Massacre Records
Album Review
Every now and then, a band crosses your paths and you´re quite confident that their release has to be their debut, because you´ve never heard of them. In fact, STONELAKE can be considered as such a band. Although ‘Marching On Timeless Tales’ is their 5th album, the band never reached a remarkable success beyond Sweden. The new release is the one that changes everything, according to the label Massacre Records for STONELAKE´s “fifth outcome ‘Marching on timeless tales’ promises to be the most powerful and matured album by the ambitious Swedes and a must-have for all fans of high-quality hard rock and melodic metal from Scandinavia”.
Unfortunately, I cannot share these effusive eulogies. ‘Marching On Timeless Tales’ in my eyes is not that innovative release as it´s meant to be. Except to ‘Liar’ which is the only one that pushes forward the drive of this release, all other songs are mid tempo-songs. Although there´s plenty of variety in the miscellaneous styles of Hardrock and Melodic Metal, the structures of the songs are too predictable… Don´t get me wrong, all the songs are quite solid, but the whole release is lacking of THE spark to start the fire within me - honestly, there´s no song I´d keep mind. STONELAKE fails to get the next level beyond mediocrity to high class performance according to the fact, that these guys are not those raw beginners in business.
Tracklist
01. Red Canyon
02. Liar
03. Sound Of A Whisper
04. SnakeChild
05. Fool With No Denial
06. Rain
07. Lay Down The War
08. Give It Up
09. Winds Of Fire
10. Enter The Temple
Line-up
Peter Grundström - Vocals
Jan Åkesson - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals and Keyboards:
Lasse Johansson - Bass
Jens Westberg - Drums
Special Guest: Tommy Denander - Leadguitar on ‘Winds Of Fire’
Website
http://www.stonelake.se/ / http://www.myspace.com/stonelaketheband
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 5
Sound: 8
Extras: -
Total: 6.5 / 10
