Search - Angel Dust :: Border of Reality

A Maximum Neck Breaker....With Power And Beauty

Masked Jackal | Ft. Lauderdale, FL United States | 06/28/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I wish I would have bought this before I bought "Bleed", and "Enlighten the Darkness". My first purchace from Angel Dust was "Bleed", and I became addicted instantly. They are the best Heavy Metal band I've heard since Iron Maiden in 1982.



This is the most powerful release they have in my opinion....I was blown away after hearing this. It's simply untouchable. "Bleed" and "Enlighten" are very close, but this is better in my opinion....Why?, probably because it's got an overwhelming amount of power. The whole Cd is feriously paced, and the lone ballad "When I Die" is nine minutes of beauty beyond words.



Nothing can stop these guys from going straight to the top. I think Angel Dust is the best Heavy Metal band in the world today. Trust me, these guys play Metal the way it's meant to be played.....With passion, and power!!



I've been a Maiden fanatic since 82', and I'm looking right into the future towards Angel Dust to be the band that continues to carry the tradition of making excellent Heavy Metal.



If any of you don't have this yet, but have been fortunate enough to listen to "Bleed", and liked it as much as I did, you will like "Border Of Reality" even more!!!.....I do.



I love all of their Cd's, but for some strange reason, I think "Border..." is without a doubt the most powerful. The songs are very well written, and the production is flawless. These guys are outstanding musicians, who take pride in being a Heavy Metal band.



Angel Dust is by far the best listen you'll find in the world of Heavy Metal today, and "Border.." proves that. "Bleed" has now become my 2nd favorite Angel Dust Cd, and after hearing this, you'll most likely agree......ANGEL DUST RULES ALL!!!



Also check out another very promising young German Heavy Metal outfit called Edguy. Their "Theater Of Salvation" is incredible."

Right-on power progressive metal

Matt Stoessel | Tolland, CT USA | 09/27/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Angel Dust is quite an amazing and different band. Not often does a band try to combine progressive keyboards with power metal. Angel Dust does, and they do it very well... you'll realize how well once you can appreciate what they do. The only other band I'm aware of that can do this is Ivory Tower. Adagio does it a bit, but they sound more like copies of Symphony X with better keyboards. So what I'm saying is if you like those bands that have a contract wtih limb music products (Valley's Eve, Galloglass, Kenziner), then you'll love this. To put it simply, Border of Reality is a combo of Threshold (prog metal) and Valley's Eve (mentioned above). The vocalist is like that of Valley's Eve a bit and the keyboards are again progish. More about the tracks, you ask? The opener goes right into the power-prog style. At first, I wasn't sure of this either, but after 3 or so listens, I'm used to it and they're on my good side. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tracks are normal-style songs for Angel Dust, as far as I'm concerned. Then theres "When I Die", which seems to be a little more popular than it is good. I've read from another reviewer that it is a ballad. There is a rather fast part for a ballad. It clocks in above the 9:40 mark, so I'd almost go as far to call it an epic, with all the speed changes. The next good one for me is track 7, "Spotlight Kid". This is just an enjoyable, keyboard filled, fast paced song. The 2 bonus tracks are the other highlights, which is rather unusual, don't you think? Track 10 (the first one) is a lot like Spotlight Kid, only even better. Then there's the cover of a 30 year old song, "Easy Livin'", which sounds magnificant. If only there was a band that did nothing but cover all of the hits from every time period... Atrocity does an 80's sound, but not totally. Star One has some covers on the new DVD, Stratovarius redid Judas Priest's Bloodstone, and Dark Moor made a 13:24 version of Helloween's "Halloween". I can't think of the other ones off the top of my head. If you like covers like these (one of Atrocity's is "Send Me An Angel"), you should get this just to hear Easy Livin'. I hope my review straightened you out a bit. Do 2 things for me: check out my other reviews and say if they help you or not please. 'Till next time."