MASTERPLAN - New Single, Album Artwork Revealed

Lionheart™ wrote:

Really looking forward to the new album with the return of Jorn. DiMeo is a great singer as well and liked MKII, but seems he wasn't the greatest of fits for them.

The s/t is a classic Melodic/Power Metal album. I played the heck out of that when it came out to the point that I couldn't listen to it any longer. I pull it out every several months and it reminds me of how great it is. "Soulburn" is a monster song as is the duet with Michael Kiske. The second was awesome too, perhaps going even less power and more melodic in style.

I agree 100% and welcome LH!

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Completely awesome. I will not hear one note before I buy this. I love Masterplan.

Me too, hightens the anitcipation! Especially with the mighty Jorn back in the fold.

The new single is great, albeit too short!!! The title track is awesome and "Lonely Winds Of War" is great too. Not sure why Lande takes creedit for the melody though, as he clearly ripped off "Prince Igor", and here is the version (with a Norwegian female singer) that he probably heard a lot of times:

The CD is also overtly compressed and that ruins the sound quite a bit!

I am really liking time to be King a lot. They really managed to recapture the greatness of the first album.

It's a bit samey in the vocal-melody compartment, but otherwise this is a stellar release!

Usually their albums will catch on with me almost right away. This one has taken me a while, and I'm still not sure what I think about it. I like it but then think it could have been so much better.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Usually their albums will catch on with me almost right away. This one has taken me a while, and I'm still not sure what I think about it. I like it but then think it could have been so much better.

You're just getting older!

I should love these guys, I love this brand of power metal but something seems missing. Other then Allen/Lande I find this with all the Jorn stuff.

kmorg wrote:

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Usually their albums will catch on with me almost right away. This one has taken me a while, and I'm still not sure what I think about it. I like it but then think it could have been so much better.

You're just getting older!

thats actually not too far off for me.

exact33 wrote:

I am really liking time to be King a lot.

Of course you do.... it has KING in the title....

kmorg wrote:

exact33 wrote:

I am really liking time to be King a lot.

Of course you do.... it has KING in the title....

exact33 wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Usually their albums will catch on with me almost right away. This one has taken me a while, and I'm still not sure what I think about it. I like it but then think it could have been so much better.

You're just getting older!

thats actually not too far off for me.

Hahaha No its not that I'm getting old. If anything I'm liking harder and faster music more now than I did when I was younger. Its just Jorn is one of my top favorite singers, Roland is an awesome guitar player and of course he was in Helloween so thats just another reason why I look for his releases to be good, and Mike Terrana another drummer is I like very much. I just think with Jorn back it should have been just as good if not better than their debut but its just kind of ended up being a little weak. No fast songs everythings just sort of in the middle where as the previous albums there was some different styles. I also don't feel the chorus' are as strong. I'll even go as far as liking MKII a little bit more than this new one.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

exact33 wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Usually their albums will catch on with me almost right away. This one has taken me a while, and I'm still not sure what I think about it. I like it but then think it could have been so much better.

You're just getting older!

thats actually not too far off for me.

Hahaha No its not that I'm getting old. If anything I'm liking harder and faster music more now than I did when I was younger. Its just Jorn is one of my top favorite singers, Roland is an awesome guitar player and of course he was in Helloween so thats just another reason why I look for his releases to be good, and Mike Terrana another drummer is I like very much. I just think with Jorn back it should have been just as good if not better than their debut but its just kind of ended up being a little weak. No fast songs everythings just sort of in the middle where as the previous albums there was some different styles. I also don't feel the chorus' are as strong. I'll even go as far as liking MKII a little bit more than this new one.

It is funny you posted that because I am going the other direction where melody is king. MKII for me was a little flat. This album is much stronger. I am continually amazed at how people hear different things on the same release.

Hahaha. I feel the same way, but I guess everyone just takes in music differently. In one case I have a friend who likes Metal, but is like me and he likes some rock and other stuff too but he'll hear a band I like and ask me repeatedly why I would like it because he thinks its bad. He doesn't understand bands like Dimmu Borgir or Sonata Arctica, to name a few. It just gets down to everyone hears music differently, and yes it is wierd haha.

I don't totally dislike the new Masterplan it just didn't hit me like earlier releases. This one might have to grow on me. A few months from now I could say this is their best cd, so far though its not looking that way. Its also my mood too, I could just be burnt out.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Hahaha. I feel the same way, but I guess everyone just takes in music differently. In one case I have a friend who likes Metal, but is like me and he likes some rock and other stuff too but he'll hear a band I like and ask me repeatedly why I would like it because he thinks its bad. He doesn't understand bands like Dimmu Borgir or Sonata Arctica, to name a few. It just gets down to everyone hears music differently, and yes it is wierd haha.

I don't totally dislike the new Masterplan it just didn't hit me like earlier releases. This one might have to grow on me. A few months from now I could say this is their best cd, so far though its not looking that way. Its also my mood too, I could just be burnt out.

I've been feeling more or less the same way.

Masterplan and Aeronautics blew me away on the first listen. Those both are must-have Deserted Island CDs for me. The sound is so warm and golden on both of them. Everything's perfect.

This one...I'd probably think was really top-knotch if the first two didn't exist. I guess the bar was set so high. After 4 listens I'd say the new one is good, but not very good. Certainly not classic like the first two are.

scottmitchell74 wrote:

The sound is so warm and golden on both of them. .

What did you do, throw them in the oven?

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

scottmitchell74 wrote:

The sound is so warm and golden on both of them. .

What did you do, throw them in the oven?

knowing scottmitchell - that may not be far from the truth!

haahahaaha

Tool bags!




Been listening more...it's growing. I don't think it will ever be up there with the first two, but it's not bad at all.

hahaha. your right though its not bad just doesnt beat those first 2.

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Tool bags!




Been listening more...it's growing. I don't think it will ever be up there with the first two, but it's not bad at all.

I dont even want to know what other places you might try hiding the cd!

At first I had no idea what you meant by that then when I read what scott wrote a few times I couldn't stop laughing

Quote :

I dont even want to know what other places you might try hiding the cd!

I have destiny problems, I mean density problems...I don't get it.


But glad I could entertain a couple of simpletons.