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Dull metal? How can that be? Well, if you're Lost Horizon, you combine overly abused metal guitar riffs, cheesy group shouts of the chorus, and excessive breaks, such as those featured on the six-minute-long "Heart of Storm." Or take "Sworn in the Metal Wind," which continues on the band's endless use of aimless guitar leads, the same chords, and trite drum fills. Most of Lost Horizon's album Awakening the World is not radio-friendly, partly because many of the songs exceed five minutes and, quite frankly, stray. However, the disc does provide one redeeming moment on the track "Denial of Fate." It's a somewhat well-oiled number (and under five minutes) with decent song structure (the solos are within limits and well-played). This cut has the potential to be played on rock specialty shows. To his credit, lead singer Daniel Heiman's powerful voice shoots and soars up to the sky. Better lyrics, song structures, and more creative musicians would do this guy a world of good. Examples of good metal acts include Judas Priest, AC/DC and Iron Maiden, among others. The music made by these legendary bands was electrifying and directly hit listeners in the gut, leaving them dizzy and hungry for more. That said, Lost Horizon lacks direction and vision. If they ventured beyond the same rhythms and chords they abuse on Awakening the World they'd have something to talk about. Until then, the world is still sleeping. ~ Liana Jonas
Compared To Iron Maiden,Judas Priest;From Europe
Lost Horizon: Daniel "Ethereal Magnanimus" Heiman (vocals); Wojtek "Transcendental Protagonist" Lisicki (guitar, synthesizer); Martin "Cosmic Antagonist" Furangen (bass); Christian "Preternatural Transmogrifyer" Nyquist (drums).
Audio Mixer: Fredrik Nordström .
Recording information: Meta 4 Music; Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden; StudiOmega. Awakening The World Music Lost Horizon Awakening The World Songs | 1. | Quickening, The |
| 2. | Heart of Storm |
| 3. | Sworn in the Metal Wind |
| 4. | Song of Air, The |
| 5. | World Through My Fateless Eyes |
| 6. | Perfect Warrior |
| 7. | Denial of Fate |
| 8. | Welcome Back |
| 9. | Kingdom of My Will, The |
| 10. | Redintegration, The |
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Awakening The World Music Awakening The World Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Power metal at its best !!!
This band is a jewel! Probably the best debut album I have ever heard. The music is fantastic and the production is excellent.
Power and epic metal without the double-cheese combo. If you like power and speed metal yo'll keep this CD spinning forever. If you like epic metal, you'll be in full-plate armor on your horse ready to charge before the end of the second track!
This is an absolut must have.
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A standout metal release
Lost Horizon is a new Scandinavian band with a style midway between metal pioneers like Rainbow and contemporary European power metal. This, their first CD, is an exceptionally fine release. The band has a great sense of melody, as well as the ability to play rousing power chords. The vocals are reminiscent of Judas Priest. The guitar technique is also extremely good -- harmonic minor runs in between sledgehammer riffs. There is no weak material on this CD -- it's a real standout.
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THIS IS ONE OF MY CHANCE DISCOVERIES, I WAS IMMEDIATELY IMPRESSED, SOMETIMES RAISES TO THE GREATNESS OF KAMELOT!BUY IT!
Submitted by DOLBYSS2003 (PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND)
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Best Metal ever made!
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