The Metal Crypt on Facebook  The Metal Crypt's YouTube Channel
Review: Borealis - World of Silence
Borealis
www.facebook.com/borealisband
World of Silence

Label: Independent
Year released: 2008
Duration: 56:59
Tracks: 10
Genre: Power Metal

Rating:
3.75/5


Review online: May 6, 2009
Reviewed by: Christopher Foley
Readers' Rating
How do you rate this release?

Rated 3.64/5 (72.86%) (14 Votes)
Review

It's a criminal shame these guys are still unsigned; with hundreds of inferior acts having labels (some majors) it's an injustice that outlines the state of the metal scene today. What Canadian act Borealis offer us is some pretty cool Heavy/Power Metal in the vein of Swedish acts such as Evergrey, Assailant or to an extent Nocturnal Rites. For a debut release this is all the more cool, with some really cool song structures and all around first class musicianship – hell even the ballad is good. Album opener "Lost Voices" is a banging cut, the main riff bursts out of the speakers dragging you in. The vocals of Matt Marinelli are good as well, never too daring but always powerful, sounding similar to Cloudscape's Mike Andersson. The riffage is handled very well with just the right amount of crunch, and the leads are demanding although never overtly flashy.

Tracks such as the aforementioned opener, the Assailant styling of "Midnight City", and "The Afterlife" all stand out as definite highlights. However where World of Silence is in its length, 10 tracks clocking in a just about an hour is fairly long with a few of the tracks over-staying their welcome. That aside their really isn't anything here to majorly offend, overall a very pleasant listen. Fans of the Swedish Power Metal scene would be morons not to give this a look in – for that matter all fans of Power and Melodic Metal would be wise to give this a shot. This could be the beginning of a fantastic act; all we need is to see ‘em on a record label!

More about Borealis...
Review: Purgatory (reviewed by Bruno Medeiros)
Review: Purgatory (reviewed by MetalMike)
Review: The Offering (reviewed by Bruno Medeiros)
Review: World of Silence (reviewed by PowerMetal59)
Click below for more reviews
Latest 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Various Books/Zines 



The Metal Crypt - Crushing Posers Since 1999
Copyright  © 1999-2024, Michel Renaud / The Metal Crypt.  All Rights Reserved.