Winter - Keeping The Flame Alive - CD

Winter goes Metal! On their 4th album, the trio (Markus Winter - vocals, bass, guitars / Michael Donner - keyboards / Hugo Ribeiro - drums) ignites a metal firework of the highest quality, no more echoes of Gothic & New Wave.

Between classic power metal of German style (early Running Wild, Rage and Helloween send their regards), Megadeth and modern bands like Beast In Black or Dampf, of course with the unmistakable vocals of band leader Markus Winter. For the metal touch, illustrious guest singers such as Ralf Scheepers (Gamma Ray, Primal Fear), Iggy Rodriguez (Damnation Angels) or Siegfried Schüssler (Messenger) can also be heard. A touch of dark rock (Sings of Danger) or prog rock (Delusions in G Minor) sometimes shines through, but mainly the wrecking ball rules. There is a lot of catchy power metal with big choruses and pounding double-bass attacks. With "Stand Up For Metal" they have an official stadium anthem at the start, as Judas Priest could not have forged it better in their heyday.

The sound blasts crystal clear and fat out of the speakers. "Keeping The Flame Alive" has definitely become an impressive metal album that deserves a larger audience.