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Review Score: (8/10)
this cd is amazing, my best friend got it for me for christmas. it fits the mood..the nighttime gusts with the pale moonlight and all that cheesy dungeons and dragons stuff. my only complaint is that there are too many ballads, not that the ballads are bad, they rock more ass than an earthquake. i just enjoy the quick paced power-trip songs like "the cage" THE CAGE!!!! that song is amazing, it makes you crap your pants. gravenimage and my misery are nice songs; they sound like cheesy medieval love songs; nothing wrong with that either. everything is beautifully sewn together like a metal sheet of armor. if you're into power metal, get this album. if you're into anythign else, borrow it; if you're a dousch who just wants to be "mehtul" go away!

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