Label: AFM Records
Release date: October 25th, 2019
Website: www.metalite.se
After the great debut album “Heroes In Time” about two years ago, expectations were set high for the sophomore METALITE release “Biomechanicals” – the first one to feature new singer Erica Ohlsson at the mic. The record company tries to describe the band’s sound as “Modern Metal – trendsetting, epic and of highest quality”. Modern and very well produced (by Jacob Hansen) for sure – but trendsetting?!? A couple of dozens bands emerged from this genre during the past years (including BEAST IN BLACK, BATTLE BEAST, CYHRA, FOLLOW THE CIPHER & FROZEN CROWN etc.) and a lot of them successfully managed to embed a massive amount of keyboards, loops & samples into their sound. Being a lover of this genre who does not mind a huge portion of dominant keyboards within an overall heavy metal surrounding, some questions marks immediately appear here. METALITE on most tracks now rather sound like a disco & trance band with some heavy guitars added here and there and with an overall nerve-racking beat on most tracks than like a melodic metal band. Whilst the majority of the aforementioned groups managed to keep the metal flag set high, “Biomechanicals” is a huge disappointment. Tracks like power ballad “Breakaway” and the heavier BEAST IN BLACK sound-alike “Rise Of The Phoenix” show the real potential that METALITE have. Too bad!
5/10
Birgitt Schwanke
Tracklist:
01 – Far From The Sanctuary
02 – Apocalypse
03 – Biomechanicals
04 – Warrior
05 – Mind Of A Monster
06 – World On Fire
07 – Eye Of The Storm
08 – Breakaway
09 – Social Butterflies
10 – Rise Of The Phoenix
11 – Victory Or Death
