TOWER OF BABEL – Lake Of Fire

5.5/10

TOWER OF BABEL - Lake Of Fire - 5.5/10

5.5/10

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Lion MUSIC
Release date: July 12, 2017

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3.5/10 (2 votes)

Tower of Babel, the new band from Neoclassical master Joe Stump, has released its first full-length album Lake Of Fire. With blatant Dio-era Rainbow influences, this will please fans of Classic Heavy Metal and perhaps even the more Neoclassical slanted Power Metal acts. While the songs here are good, and very enjoyable, one can’t help but feel that this album has already been made several times.

Lyrics and music taken together, most of the songs just sound a bit too well tread. The possible exception being “Addicted”, which uses some subtle synth lines and vocal layers to rise above the rest of the songs, despite its very typical song structure. “Lamb And The Wolves” is another strong track, but like most of the others, it suffers from simply arriving too late to the game in this genre.

Lake Of Fire is good, but considering the wealth of talent that exists in Tower Of Babel, this release could have been better. It will please existing fans of this style, but probably won’t gain any new ones.

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Maxxxwell Carlisle

Maxxxwell was a reviewer and the host of The Maxed Out Metal Hour here on Metal Express Radio. He is the current lead guitarist for LA based metal veterans Hellion. In addition to his ongoing role in Hellion, he has also released 5 albums as a solo artist and appeared as a guest writer and soloist on Michael Angelo Batio's Intermezzo album, named one of the Top 5 shred albums of 2014 by Guitar World Magazine. He continues to collaborate with various Metal musicians and teaches guitar technique and Metal composition via Skype. Additionally, he is a former competitive bodybuilder and enjoys a lifestyle based around health, fitness and Metal.
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