ARTHEMIS - the Damned Ship

For anyone looking to try out some new power metal from the vendors this year, I suggest picking this album up.

This is a very powerful sounding album, the vocalist reminds me of early Michael Kiske (at times).

If you're a Helloween / Rhapsody fan, don't pass this up. THIS BAND IS NOT A RHAPSODY CLONE.. I'm just saying if you like Rhapsody, you'll dig this band. There's no operatic chorus' on this cd, although the guys do pull off some very interesting background vocals that really make a nice difference than what you would normally hear.

This is shaping up to be one of my Top 10 favorites this year.