Splatter vinyl with special die-cut mirror cover and lyricinsert. Limited 350 numbered copies

Royal Hunt begins to come fully into their own on `Clown In TheMirror´. The album departs from the heavily hook laden `Land OfBroken Hearts´ largely because there´s variety. The band´sprogressive elements are in full glare and guitars, bass and drumsare accommodated comfortably and given ample spotlight unlike `LandOf Broken Hearts´ which thrived on keyboards and the predominanceof vocals. On songs like `Intro/Wasted Time´ and `On The Run´ youcan hear the change. There´s several guitar riffs interspersedcarefully into the keyboard melodies and they all maintain theirmetal heaviness with the bass pummelling along in tandem and thedrums given presence. `Ten To Life´ sounds like a Queen song withits nicely layered guitar vocal harmonies. For that matter so doesthe title track, `Clown In The Mirror´, a sombre ballad whosebluesiness is undermined by the rather happy sounding melodies.Both score high marks for their fat layers of sound. The othersongs of note are `Bodyguard´ which besides being really catchy andfun to sing along to, is also armed with one of the funkiest basslines ever conjured in metal. The guitar solo plays like a breathof fresh air after all the excitement. It is not rushed but neitherdoes it wander aimlessly. It plays and goes leading us back toHenrick Brockmann´s rousing vocal performance. `Legion Of TheDamned´ has well penned lyrics and Brockmann´s delivery simplyinspires awe. The song also contains some grim guitar riffing whichis unfortunately obscured to a minimal extent by the syntheticatmospherics. However when the solo kicks in, Jacob Kjaer utterlylets loose riding on scalar runs supported by principle songwriterAndré Andersen´s keyboards, the both of them employing intricateharmonic phrases and milking emotion of a sombre quality from them.`Bad Blood´ is simple and sheer hard rocking fun, immediatelylikable and easy to sing along to. Royal Hunt thrives with songssuch as this. `Epilogue´ closes things out and would be a greatstage song. Theatrical flowery melodies clash dramatically withchugging guitar and bass riffs and Kenneth Olsen´s sometimessteady, sometimes odd n´ insane pounding. The whole thing skids toa halt giving way to sorrowful piano and sounds Brockmann eerilysinging like the ghost of Freddie Mercury. Whereas the band wouldbe more firmly established with the arrival of D.C Cooper on the`Moving Target´ album and onwards, `Land Of Broken Hearts´ and`Clown In The Mirror´ serve their purpose as preamble well enough.They aren´t landmark by any stretch but they pave the way and buildup anticipation for you get the feeling that the Hunt is justgetting started.

Track list:
1. Intro
2. Wasted Time
3. Ten To Life
4. On The Run
5. Clown In The Mirror
6. Third Stage
7. Bodyguard
8. Legion Of The Damned
9. Here Today Gone Tomorrow
10. Bad Blood
11. Epilogue

Condition cover: nm

Condition vinyl: nm

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