![]() ![]() Perhaps it is from the production, but sometimes his voice becomes hard to hear and understand through the never-ending riffing from the guitarists. Andreas Babuschkin is certainly not the best vocalist in the world and although I do enjoy his somber but also rather gruff vocal delivery, I feel that he sounds inconsistent at times. The vocalist too, has me asking questions. ![]() Obviously, the twin guitar blast will be most prominent, but there are quite a few songs on the release where I find it hard to hear/feel the bass. I've also found there to be a slight lack of bass guitar on the CD. Therefore, I really feel that Paragon are denying themselves where every song, basically, has a crappy chorus. Riffs only last in your mind for a short time, while choruses tend to be remembered more. It’s rather strange for a band to put everything into their riffs and the structure, etc but when it comes to the chorus, where it’s one of the most remembered parts of a song, they really don’t bother with it and I feel that it is uninspiring and brings the song down. The choruses, much like with American or European heavy metal 80’s bands, are quite simple and ineffective. While Paragon go to town on this CD in the riff department and with the solos, which I must admit kicks bloody ass, everything else hasn’t been given the same treatment, and unfortunately it sticks out. Really putting everything into their riffs, solos and melodies everything else is just in its simplistic form. ![]() Paragon’s sound is quite different from their German power metal counterparts. For fans of American 80s heavy metal, or even those who like the odd thrash tune, then 'Forgotten Prophecies' is right for you. It’s another huge slab of riff-driven heavy metal, the only way Paragon do things. Paragon, Germany’s own riff masters, have returned to bring us their 8th studio release, called 'Forgotten Prophecies'. ![]()
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