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Superheroes of metal - this is a blessing in EP disguise

Roberto M. Barros | São Paulo, Brasil | 12/26/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What could one expect after Edguy's awesome, perfect and aggressive Hellfire Club? Well, the answer is a very un-Hellfire EP, where the songs are more melodic, experimental, varied and funny. But all that Edguy-ness is still here: inspired and effective songs, catchy choruses that make you hum-along, melodic but distinct guitarring, Tobi's unique voice and approach, and that Edguy sense of humour that seemed lost in the metal scene.



SUPERHEROES starts with a Batman-TV-series-theme-song-like bass intro and procedes to a purposefully exagerated melodramatic song on how superheroes don't cry for love. First time you hear the chorus, you sing it along. Still it's the weakest song in the EP. The epic version is just an interesting version without guitars and more melodrama from the pianos.



SPOOKS IN THE ATTIC is very Stratovarius but the Edguys made it evolve into a singalong chorus with happy keyboards and Tobi even added some David Lee Roth's "let's party and I'm crazy" vocals. A great song and the lyrics are awesome.



BLESSING IN DISGUISE is very introspective, atmospheric, almost depressing, but as it grows into a powerful, gigantic chorus your hope starts to grow, and that hooky, ballad-like solo extracts tears from your eyes. Wonderful.



JUDAS AT THE OPERA has Tobi and Michael Kiske singing together, thus it's the best song here, one of the best from Edguy and certainly Helloween's best song since the Keepers. Kiske is "kisking" ass in a song that has that feeling and happiness from the Keepers era, Edguy's funny and weird lyrics, Savatage's Chance-like epic choruses, a symphonic "solo" and some vocalizations and guitar changes reminiscent from classics such as Rime Of The Ancient Mariner. Did you get it?



THE SPIRIT is a great Magnun cover, but it sounds like an Edguy song. Hard to describe, but I imagine everyone camping, singing together in front of the fire. Wonderful and snappy chorus, a little bit sad but hopeful feeling. Great song.



Superheroes comes to prove that Edguy is today the best band in what is called melodic metal. When all other bands would just try to repeat Hellfire Club again or fail trying to get away from it, Edguy delivers another great metal piece that is totally un-Hellfire and perfect exactly because of that."

Nice and Fresh!!!

Theobalt | Ioannina, Greece | 12/18/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I didn't like "Hellfire Club" that much. In my opinion it was their weakest album to date like been there heard that etc. In my opinion "Vane Glory" is the top with theater of salvation and their first album following.

However, even though for this maxi single I listened that they changed a bit their style and became more commercial it seemd that the result was very good. All of the songs are very good except Blessing In Disguise which is mediocre, and they sound fresh and "new".



Superheroes --is a mid tempo song with a great riff and a catchy mellody. 10

Spooks in the attic --is also fantastic in a more faster tempo than Superheroes 10

Blessing in Disguise-- dont like this song that much but its not bad 6

Judas at the Opera --Has some operatic elements of Queen but its a nice and fast song the Edguy style 10

The Spirit-- Not exactly a ballad but a slower song with the chorus changing its rythm and tempo. Nice song and kinda different.



If their new album follows this "lighter" and more "rock" side of the maxi single I believe that they will do great. I don't wanna listen to anogher Hellfire Club and listening something a bit different made me happy about this super talented band.



If not from Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Stratovarius, Dream Theater and a little bit of Nightwish who let me down with their latest release I expect a lot from Tobbias and crew!!!



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