Masterplan -S/t DOUBLE cd Grapow and Kusch ex- Helloween

Original2003 press with bonus cdRom disc featuring twovideos

Helloweenalumni Roland Grapow and Uli Kusch made the best of theirquarrelsome ousting from the German power metal pioneers, quicklygetting right back into the thick of it with a new band projectcalled Masterplan. Surrounding themselves with fellow veterans ofthe power metal community like Ark vocalist Jorn Lande and IronSaviour bassist Jan S. Eckert only helped speed up theirtrajectory, and a record deal and debut E.P. soon set the stage for2003’s eponymous debut. And to their credit, Masterplan haveconcocted a remarkably memorable album, one which displayssurprising variety and creativity within a severely over-crowdedsub-genre with, let’s admit, very little experimental wiggle room.Guitarist Grapow obviously relishes the chance to monopolizesix-string activities for the first time, unleashing someremarkable pyrotechnic displays on “Crawling from Hell” and“Bleeding Eyes,” but it’s arguably singer Lande who is the group’sace in the hole. Eschewing the operatic excesses of manycompetitors, his full-throated, versatile power and impressiverange (listen to him flex like Ronnie James Dio on “Crystal Night”)render the added personality that allows highlights like “KindHearted Light,” “Into the Light,” and first single “Enlighten Me”stand out (hmm, what’s up with the ‘light’ theme). In fact, we’resix tracks in before the first (and thankfully last) unbearablycheesy chorus (“We’re the heroes of a new world!” — ugh!) surfacesby way of “Heroes,” but this proves to be the only serious offenderon an otherwise excellent effort. Incidentally, keyboards courtesyof Axel Mackenrott also do their part, taking an active part in theproceedings while rarely overwhelming them inconveniently. Thisdebut bodes well for the band’s future.

Tracklisting:
1. Spirit Never Die
2. Enlighten Me
3. Kind Hearted Light
4. Crystal Night
5. Soulburn
6. Heroes
7. Sail On
8. Into the Light
9. Crawling From Hell
10. Bleeding Eyes
11. When Love Comes Close
12. Enlighten Me-video
13. Interview

Condition cover: nm

Condition cd: nm

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