Dragonland Battle Of The Ivory Plains

2014, BATTLE OF IVORY PLAINS is the debut album of Swedish power metal band Dragonforce, mainly led by guitarist Olof Morck and keyboardist Elias Holmlid who are backed up three other great musicians. The album falls in the classic Euro power metal style with considerable melodic metal and even AOR influences. Bands like Sonata Arctica, earlier Angra, Rhapsody, and even Europe all pop in in your mind while listening to this disc, which is basically very synth and guitar driven. It heavily focuses on melody and a typical Euro power metal singer named Jonas Heidgert. Besides the classic vocal stylings of the genre, Heidgert also uses more pop-oriented vocals. Most power metal fans should enjoy BATTLE OF IVORY PLAINS a lot. Those who expect a bit more variety in music, however, might find what they want in their future albums.