Megatropolis - Iron Savior

The German power metal scene is one of the more repetitive sub-genres of the heavy metal world, so it's nice to hear the occasional band such as Iron Savior breaking through its generic barriers and offering something a little different, even if this difference extends only to the gruffer vocals that forsake the genre's typical high wails. Another band based entirely in the sound Judas Priest pioneered with their 1991 classic 'Painkiller,' this isn't the most original album in the world, but its science fiction concept and occasional fun guitar riff keep it entertaining on a fairly superficial level, despite being even more sub-Painkiller than Primal Fear's entire ...  Read the complete review