No World Order - Gamma Ray

'No World Order' is comparable to Judas Priest's 'Painkiller,' in that it isn't necessarily the peak of Gamma Ray's career, but it certainly packs a heavy metal wallop. The comparison is enhanced further by the typical theft of much of that other album's sound, particularly in songs like 'The Heart of the Unicorn.' No one ever said Gamma Ray were the most original metal band around, but their perseverance with a rather dated style pays off in this solid album of heavy metal enjoyment. 'Induction' is quite a bad starting point as it promises a sense of the epic that would fail to materialise in the relatively simplistic music to follow, but this is soon ...