Ride the Sky

At Vance | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 12, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: AFM Records
• ASIN: B002J0NXPI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,071 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

At Vance had created their own interpretation of neo-classical Power Metal that crosses elegantly with the true spirit of 80's Hard Rock. It's all here: lightning-quick smashers, anthemic, riff-based tracks, stomping hymns, powerful, dramatic tunes and even a cover version of the Free classic ''Wishing Well''.

YEAR: 2009

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Power Metal full of substance., October 26, 2009

By 

Nikiforos V. Skoumas (Athens Greece, Cambridge UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ride the Sky (Audio CD)

This is the 8th studio release from German power metal band "At Vance". "Ride the sky" is a somewhat predictable title for a power metal band unmistakably referencing the genre-defining song from metal innovators "Helloween". Musically however this is a surprisingly cliché- free album and a breath of fresh air for the genre.

Thankfully lead singer Rick Altzi does not fall into the cliché of laying the saturated high pitched vocals, instead he masterfully makes use of his full range. On that count he is proven to be equally effective on both bass and high vocal tones. At the same time Olaf Leik unleashes memorable riffs (and well planned solos) forming the perfect basis for Rick to record some- beyond expectations- intense performances. The line up also features Alex Landenburg on drums and bassist Wolfman Black.
The songs ? Track after track melodic metal mayhem "Ride the sky", "Torn- Burning like fire", "Last in line" and "Falling" all faultless power diamonds.

Above all "Ride the sky" is a very direct album and with this quality manages to engage the listener and keep them interested throug most of its songs. In all fairness it is quite hard to find groundbreaking or even memorable power metal albums these days for that I have got to recommend "Ride the Sky" to anyone looking for a relevant power metal album; If you have bough the latest "Primal Fear" album then this is definitely the one to buy next.


"Metal Hammer" Greek magazine (issue 297) marks this album with 7/10 commenting: "80% Malmsteen, 15% `Rainbow', 5% `Talisman' and we like it!"