{"id":95194,"date":"2022-08-05T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T23:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=95194"},"modified":"2022-09-01T13:18:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T12:18:38","slug":"album-review-quantum-twilight-hypersonic-demolition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-quantum-twilight-hypersonic-demolition\/","title":{"rendered":"QUANTUM TWILIGHT – Hypersonic Demolition (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

QUANTUM TWILIGHT
Hypersonic Demolition<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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This kind of stuff often gets called power metal, but I get that meaty, powerhouse vibe from it like I would from the bands I loved years ago.<\/p>\n

Hypersonic Demolition<\/em> is a debut offering from this Washington D.C. act that has one foot in the theatrical and another in the rather cheesy. Maybe it\u2019s the Disney gallop of \u2018Never Surrender\u2019 where one could imagine a cartoon cast with hands aloft singing this track to the heavens with a nod to Dragonforce. I take my hat off to the excellent soloing, but in general the vocals grate and that chorus just has me reaching for the sick bucket. However, those seeking streamlined metal rooted in sci-fi fascination need look no further than the cosmic creation here.<\/p>\n

\u2018Champions\u2019 continues the Disney theme I\u2019m afraid. I dunno, maybe it\u2019s just the vocals because everything rattles along effectively, especially the bass, but lyrically it\u2019s almost childishly positive and na\u00efve, and when Jarrad Biron Green whispers \u201cIn a land of snow and ice\u201d<\/em> after a surging axe introduction I just want to fill my ears with boiling oil to stop the pain. But I guess this sort of melodic metal is an acquired taste, because it has that overtly Euro-frost feel and maintains a joyously glossy fa\u00e7ade throughout.<\/p>\n

\u2018Intergalactic Onslaught\u2019 speaking of how a \u201chero will arise\u201d reminds of what would happen if terrible television shows such as The X-Factor<\/em> came up with a \u201crock idol\u201d premise, knowing full well that teenage girls would lap this up.<\/p>\n

The other issue I have as well is that Jarred, although young, just doesn\u2019t seem powerful enough for the musical wall built around him. Maybe that\u2019s why when I hear him croon \u201cA crack of lightning\u201d<\/em> on \u2018Beyond The Walls\u2019 or speed Helloween-style on closer \u2018Game Over\u2019 I just cannot bear it any longer. In a sense, his purity is distracting while all around Greg Russell pulls the strings on what appear to be programmed drums, but the axe work is impressive and fluid, although the bass is a just a tad too intrusive in its gallops.<\/p>\n

I do, however, have a feeling that in the right hands Quantum Twilight could mature into a major player, especially in Europe, because this has that cold, synthetic vibe at times. But for now, the vocals just don\u2019t do it for me and so Hypsersonic Demolition<\/em> for all its cosmically enriched vapours is coated all too heavily in interstellar cheese.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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