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This
album was original released back in august 2004 on the Avalon
label, but was very hard to get hold of. And Frontiers Records has
thankfully decided to re-release it at mid price. I still stand by
my views and rating from back then:
Gary
Hughes is synonymous with Ten, especially now that Vinny Burns has
left the band. And with "Return to Evermore" - Ten album
number seven - he manages to capture some of the magic from their
early albums like: "The Name of the Rose" or "The
Robe" - something that I felt they were missing on their last
couple of albums: "Babylon" and "Far Beyond the
World".
After
his side project "Once and Future King" a 2 part rock
opera, released last year (2003), he is returning with a very
strong album with the familiar mixture of AOR, melodic metal and
hard rock that made them a well known name in melodic metal in the
mid-90's. 70 minutes of very good melodic metal is on offer here -
13
tracks, an excellent production, great melodic songs and
Gary's great voice - what more can you ask for, if you are a fan of
Ten?
Nothing
- all I can say is: Welcome back!
Recommended
tracks:
"Apparition", "Evermore" and "Strangers in
the Night".
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