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Master Of Darkness och The Eye Of Ra är favoriterna.
1. "Lift-Off"
The song is really part of "Set Your Controls". I'm a bit annoyed that they are separated into two different tracks-c'mon, it's the same song!. "Lift-Off" is the intro to track two. It sets the mood with a mystical, space rock instrumental that begins quietly enough but...
2. "Set Your Controls"
...explodes into guitar and keyboard fury. Russell Allen comes in, his powerful Dio-like vocals leading the way followed by Damian Wilson's Robert Plant-esque vocals as both vocalists trade off on leads. This song sets the stage for everything that follows with it's furious guitar, bombastic keys, heavy rhythms and powerful vocal melodies. This song could've easily been included on Flight of the Migrator and would've fit in perfectly. We're off to a good start.
3. "High Moon"
"High Moon" is based on the Sean Connery movie Outland. Outland is a story about a law enforcement officer on a space station who stands alone against outlaws sent to kill him. If the plot sounds familiar it's because the movie is based on the 1950s classic western High Noon. Outland is essentially High Noon in space so the title of this song is a wonderfully fitting turn of phrase. The song is good, one of my favorites on the disc. Like most of the songs on the disc, this tune could have easily fit on Flight of the Migrator as it has some similarities to "To the Quasar" and "Out of the Whitehole".
4. "Songs of the Ocean"
Based on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the fourth track on Space Metal boasts engaging vocal melodies and a good retelling of the 1987 sci-fi movie--even going so far as sum up the events of Star Trek II and III! Dan Swano is especially good hear as he sings the part of the "science officer". This is my favorite song on Space Metal. "Songs of the Ocean" has many similarities to the Ayreon songs "Across the Rainbow Bridge" "Isis and Osiris", and "The Garden of Emotions"(all three songs are from Into the Electric Castle).
5. "Master of Darkness"
Based on 1977's Star Wars, "Master of Darkness" isn't quite as melodically engaging as most of the songs on Space Metal. But what it lacks in great vocal melodies it more than makes up for with some really cool guitar and bass rhythms. The song also boasts some instrumental wildness as keyboardist Jens Johansson and guitarist Gary Wehrkamp duel each other on their respective instruments during the second half of the song. Not one of my favorites on the CD but still good enough.
6. "The Eye of Ra"
This track starts off slow and calm and then builds, and eventually explodes. "The Eye of Ra" is sort of a cross between Ayreon's "When the Druids Turn Stone" (from The Dream Sequencer) and "Into the Black Hole" (Flight of the Migrator). Based on the movie Stargate, this song is one of the best on the disc and easily ranks among the best songs Lucassen has ever written. The ending vocal harmonies are awesome.
7. "Sandrider"[/b]
"Sandrider", based on the movie Dune, is Dan Swano's song all the way as the deep-voiced singer sings most of the leads here. More bombast and power is prevalent. Good tune.
8. "Perfect Survivor"
This song is a bit slower than most of the songs on Space Metal. Dan Swano and Damian Wilson sing most of the leads. "Perfect Survivor" is based on the movie Alien and does a good job of telling the story. Good song that reminds me of some of the stuff on Ayreon's The Dream Sequencer.
9. "Intergalactic Space Crusaders"
Unlike most of the other songs on Space Metal, this song isn't based on a movie, instead this song is based on the British sci-fi TV series Blake's Seven. Damian Wilson and Russell Allen go back and forth as the two characters they're portraying argue. This back and forth makes comparisons to Ayreon's "The Decision Tree (We're Alive)" (from Into the Electric Castle) easy as it is reminiscent of the back and forth the Barbarian and Highlander characters had on that song. This song is nearly as good as that Ayreon classic, one of the best on Space Metal.
10. "Starchild"
"My House on Mars" from Ayreon's The Dream Sequencer immediately comes to mind when the song first begins. Ayreon's 1996 disc is also brought to mind as the melodies remind me of the melodies present on the excellent Actual Fantasy. Images of The Actual Fantasy songs "Farside of the World" and "Forevermore" are conjured here. "Isis and Osiris" (from Into the Electric Castle) also comes to mind as well. Good, epic song even though it's much more easygoing than most of the songs on Space Metal ("Starchild" does pick up in the last two minutes, though).
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