El Hijo Prodigo - Avalanch

El Angel Caido - Avalanch

While Avalanch s past efforts gave off the feeling of a band that wanted to make it big in the prog-power metal circles and was putting in a decent effort, El angel caido is the first and last album that feels like it could just about crawl into the lower rungs of the elite, and it s Avalanch s best. Still predominantly led by guitarist Alberto Rionda, who perhaps isn t one of the finest in the business but still has the necessary neoclassical shredding skills required for the task, this is a strong collection of songs bulked out a little deceptively by frequent, insubstantial interludes, climaxing in the band s finest performance with the Las ruinas del eden suite. ...

Los Poetas Han Muerto - Avalanch

creative, and he still afford himself lengthy solo sections to prove his talents. Some songs such as El Viejo Torreón are just as energetic and enjoyable as earlier Avalanch material, but this change of direction is ultimately a disappointment for power metal fans, especially as Avalanch s key problem of overlong songs has only become worse with the change - the only songs to come in at a reasonable length are the less impressive ballads such as Jamás, but the title track itself is also quite enjoyable. Los Poetas Han Muerto would be a distinctly mediocre album if not for some guitar relief from Rionda, but even in spite of his talents and former songwriting ...

Dias De Gloria - Avalanch

that was merely an English language version of the debut for the international market that apparently doesn t like foreigners very much - there was no real need for an Avalanch live album, but judging by the reaction of the crowd in Dias de gloria, the band had already developed a strong and loyal fan base by this early stage in their career. Of course, the main problem with only having two albums of material to fall back on is that this will essentially represent the best of those two releases, and offer nothing new to those who already own them or would like to at some point in the future. This lack of a substantial back catalogue even leads to the presence of two ...