Evil Masquerade Welcome To The Show

Rating: 93/100 Reviewed by: Peter Laursen, July '04 Label: Frontiers Records FR CD 186 Style: Progressive/Neo-classical Metal

Listening to this album just makes me feel good. However, at first I was a little bit disappointed with this Danish band. But I gave it another try and I’m glad I did, because I love everything about it.
It’s hard to describe the style of Evil Masquerade, but if you take a little bit of Blind Guardian, a
little bit more of Symphony X, and a shot of theatrical content I think we have it. And, this Danish band incorporates a large handful of classical symphony bits (that everyone will recognize) in their songs.
Henrik Flyman (g) Henrik Brockmann (v) Kasper Gram (b) Dennis Buhl (d) has delivered a musical feast in my opinion with very strong musician ship, strong tracks with huge and very melodic choruses.
Henrik Brockmann mans the microphone admirably throughout this album, and Henrik Flyman, who takes credit for this album’s composition, flies up and down the fret board of his guitar at speeds that are impressively almost impossible to follow by the human ear. Kasper Gram and Dennis Buhl also do a very good job here on this stunning release. It’s very hard to name any standout tracks here, because they are all very good. But my favourite song is the last track, "Evil Masquerade". It’s fast but melodic and with a chorus that will stick in your mind forever.
So, do yourself a favour and check this album out, because I think it’s amazing, maybe you do too?