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Unisonic - Light of Dawn (2014)

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Light of Dawn is Unisonic's second full-length album and the band returns with their brand of hard-rock and power metal perfected with just a bit more heaviness and bite. The album opens with an orchestral intro that teases some of the melodies in the album. This is followed by Your Time Has Come, a power metal song that sounds instantly familiar, fast, heavy, bright and with a memorable fist in the air chorus. In fact, Your Time Has Come is the best classic power metal song I've heard in a very long time. I have no doubt that it's going to become a classic for me. The best news, though, is that the album is filled with excellent songs. This is an excellent release with no fillers and every single song deserves to be there. As it should be expected of the band, there are some straight forward hard rock moments, some quieter and melodic moments, but the new degree of heaviness in this release adds to the mixture and propels the band to new heights. The b