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ATA D'ARC
Call Of Peace
RavenRock Productions
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Brazil's Ata D'Arc unleashes their power metal debut "Call Of
Peace" possessing a vocalist that sounds nearly dead on to the
mighty Rob Halford. On the lead title track singer
Tulio Cesar Torres unleashes his metal god vocal prowess in fine
fashion along his the Halfordesque intonations. The song
however sounds like it was written by Riot during the late
1990's. "Shadows" is an incredibly impressive featuring
the lovely keyboard work of
Teo Hautesqueste which compliments Torres' singing which on this
track wonders into Midnight (Crimson Glory) territory. It
is a mellower track but very finely crafted.
Guitarist
Otavio Medeiros is no slouch himself as it would be quite easy
to be outshined by Torres' vocal heroics. From his subtle
guitar interludes on "Dark Eyes" to the transition into a much
heavier song, Medeiros keeps his playing up front and most
appealing. He shows a flare for diversity that helps make
"Call Of Peace" stand out amongst many other releases we have
received recently.
Ricardo Linassi provides a mighty tight back end and a sonically
pleasing drum sound. As I harp on continually, you have to
have a solid, strong sounding backend for heavy metal
compositions to truly work.
"Streets Of Darkness" sounds a bit like the later works of Angel
Dust and has a slight tint of progressive leanings in the track.
"Time For The Time" is a lovely acoustic track and closing track
"Helpless Cry" falls more along the lines of an Italian
symphonic metal track ala Rhapsody with its maniacal keyboard
solo.
Ata D'Arc was a most welcome and unexpected surprise for us to
review and I would expect this release to generate some
interests amongst the metal labels that still cater to this
genre of music.
Track Listing:
The Call Of Peace
Shadows
Dark Eyes
Searching For The Light
Streets Of Darkness
Time For The Time
Helpless Cry
Tulio Cesar Torres - Vocals
Otavio Medeiros - Guitars & Vocals
Teo Hautesqueste - Keyboards & Piano
Ricardo Linassi - Drums & Vocals |
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