PRETTY MAIDS – Kingmaker

7.5/10

PRETTY MAIDS - Kingmaker - 7.5/10

7.5/10

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Frontiers Records
Release date: November 4, 2016

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Pretty Maids may indeed be one of the most underrated bands in the history of Melodic Metal. You’d think that after a number of quality releases (including several since the turn of the century), these chaps from Denmark would reap the rewards of their efforts … but sometimes the industry is unfair and unkind.

Pretty Maids latest offering is entitled Kingmaker, and topically, it seems to in several ways ask the question “why” to a number of “that’s just the way it is” situations in life and in society. The topics can be both inspirational and deflating at the same time … which is also a strength and weakness within this album’s music. In the majority of the tracks, the band completely ROCKS with some energy-producing Melodic Metal … but at other times, the soundscapes become sappy, saturated, and very Melodic Rock-ish, which can make you wonder “why” such musical tangents were undertaken. This could have been an outstanding Melodic Metal album without the Melodic Rock diversions … or an outstanding Melodic Rock album if the band dedicated itself to that direction. As it stands, however, it’s an above average mix of the two … worth your time, but with a tinge of disappointment just the same.

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Dan Skiba

Dan is a former partner at Metal Express Radio, and also served as a reviewer, photographer and interviewer on occasions. Based out of Indianapolis, USA he was first turned on to Hard Rock music in the mid-1970s when he purchased Deep Purple's Machine Head as his first album. He was immediately enthralled with the powerful guitar sound and pronounced drumbeat, and had to get more! His collection quickly expanded to include as many of Heavy Rock bands of the time that he could get his hands on, such as Ted Nugent, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath, to name just a few.
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