Maleficium [Import]

Morgana Le Fay | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Black Mark Germany
• ASIN: B000001H2E
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #658,265 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars - solid Swedish power metal album, December 5, 2008

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maleficum (Audio CD)

1996's Maleficium is the fifth studio release from long-running Swedish power/traditional heavy metal band Morgana Lefay.

Maleficium is a throwback to the classic American power metal sound. Between the traditional metal song structures and subject matter and a few well-placed symphonic elements, the album is very similar to Savatage's breakthrough album Hall of the Mountain King. Morgana Lefay doesn't have a guitarist of Criss Oliva's caliber, but Charles Rytkonen's gruff vocals definitely bring to mind Jon Oliva's signature style. Songs like "Victim of the Inquisition" and "Dragon's Lair" in particular sound like Sirens b-sides. Aside from a few throwaway instrumentals, the whole album is hard hitting, very melodic, and is quite a bit more muscular than the more neoclassical minded power metal bands tend to be.

Morgana Lefay may not be breaking any new ground with this album, but Maleficium is a very solid metal album that should appeal to fans of traditional and/or power metal bands like Brainstorm, Tad Morose, Symphorce, Hammerfall, Jon Oliva's Pain, and especially old school Savatage.