A phantom train zips across a doomedcity line, and the fourth album from Raise Hell arrives, some fouryears after Wicked Is My Game. Some of this delay was likely due toa pair of line-up changes, and the acquisition of a new label afterthe deal with Nuclear Blast expired. Soon after the band releasedWicked is My Game, Jonas Nilsson made the decision to hire avocalist so he could focus solely on his guitar work. Honestly, youwouldn´t notice, since the studio guitars here are hardly morecomplex, so it must have been a live gig decision. The new vocalistis Jimmy Fjallendahl, and while I don´t enjoy his vocals nearly asmuch as Nilsson, he´s at least got the right type of approach, acaustic snarl that fits in well with the spooky horror show thrashthat the band have continued here from the past two albums. Theother change is Joakim Kulo joining the band to replace TorsteinWickberg, who departed in 2004. Raise Hell is one of those bandthat change their style from album to album so you´ll never knowwhat to expect when their new one arrives and I must say that impositively surprised to hear such a great album. Death Metal ispretty much gone now, but none of the old fans should leave theirbacks to the band. The songs are melodic, but still heavy and fast.I never thought Raise Hell would be able to release such a variedalbum. The mid-tempo-based title track knows to enthuse as well asthe faster up-tempo-stuff like `Devils Station´, `Open Your Mind´and the double-bass-banger `My Shadow´. City of the Damned isactually a better album than Wicked is My Game. Those who wrote theSwedish guys already off should give `City Of The Damned´ a try andRaise Hell another chance. Even Power Metal-fans could like thisone. Changing their musical style isn´t always bad.

Track list:
1. Devils Station
2. City Of The Damned
3. Like Clowns We Crawl
4. Reapers Calling
5. Open Your Mind
6. Ghost I Carry
7. My Shadow
8. To The Gallows
9. I
10. Rising

Condition cover: mint / stillsealed

Condition cd: mint

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