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BALL BUSTER Destiny Destiny are a Swedish metal band who have been around for quite a while. Their first album came out back in '85, and this is only their fifth album. They are possibly the longest running metal band from Sweden. On their latest, their sound is in the power/progressive metal vein. Their music is melodic, but with a hard edge, kind of like Dream Theater, only harder and heavier, and without the keyboards (except for a few songs). They also sound influenced by other bands of this genre, like Queensryche and Crimson Glory. Vocalist Kristoffer Gobel sounds a lot like Geoff Tate or Midnight. They have dual guitar team in Janne Ekberg and Niclas Granath, who do a very good job. The songs are all well written and intensely played, and their lyrics deal with some interesting subjects. "Holy Man" is about TV preachers; "Sabotage" is about war vets and the inner turmoil they suffer; "In The Shadow Of The Rainbow" is about the A-bombs dropped on Japan during World War 2; "Flying Dutchman" is about a fisherman who perishes at sea; "Ghost Train" was inspired by the tale of Dracula; and they saved the biggie for last-the title track, which is an eight and a half minute long epic, inspired by the movie "Willow". It features some atmospheric keyboards and strings, and is the most complex and sophisticated song on the album. If you like progressive and/or power metal, check out Destiny. They've been around long enough and they're pretty damn good! About time they got some recognition!
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