The Ferrymen ‘A New Evil’
Album Review
The name Magnus Karlsson is a bit of a kite-mark of quality in European metal circles after his work with Primal Fear, Allen/Lande, Starbreaker and many more. This is his second album under the name of The Ferrymen and it adds further shine to his glittering resume.
His guitar playing is prominent on the opening track ‘Don’t Stand in My Way’ and throughout. The vocals are again provided by ubiquitous Ronnie Romero. He seems to be everywhere after being picked out by Blackmore for the Rainbow job as he’s also recorded with Michael Schenker Fest and CoreLeoni recently.
Second track ‘Bring Me Home’ showcases his talents but he does a fine job on all the songs here, as does Mike Terrana on the drums.
There’s an epic feel to many of these well-crafted tunes. My favourite tracks include ‘The Night People Rise’ and ‘No Matter How Hard We Fall’ but it’s another consistently good slab of melodic metal and definitely feels more band than project.
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