Demons And Wizards - Demons & Wizards

A collaboration between Iced Earth's guitarist Jon Schaffer and Blind Guardian's singer Hansi Kürsch sounds like a power metal fan's wet dream, but the resulting album is a little disappointing, mainly for sounding so damn obvious. For the most part, this is song after song of Schaffer' trademark triplets galloping along under Kürsch's high, melodic wails, and the only songs that break the pattern ('Fiddler on the Green' and 'Path of Glory') sound exactly like Blind Guardian acoustic ballads, only less memorable. This is still an enjoyable album, but Iced Earth fans should only expect more of the same, but with a higher-pitched singer, while Blind Guardian ...  Read the complete review