These guys got together in Turin in 2012, and have just released their debut album on the German Pure Underground label. They describe their music as “philosophical metal” and if by that they mean that it is Eighties traditional metal nixed with loads of NWOBHM influences (and a few slices of power metal) then they must be right. The first time I played this I fairly much discounted it as a poor relation to bands such as Helloween, but this proved out to be a quite grower, so much so that even I won’t say I am a fan I have found myself gently humming along to the different songs. There is nothing dramatically new here, and in fact there is plenty that is quite old-fashioned and the keyboards are often pedestrian at best, but there is something here, and it took me quite a while to understand what it was and to put it simply they have put loads of arena-style hooks into what they are doing. At first hearing it doesn’t sink in, but I can guarantee that songs such as “Break The Chains” will be killers in a concert setting, but part of me feels that it shouldn’t be.
In many ways they remind me of Manowar, you know that you shouldn’t like them but everyone has at least one of their albums hidden away (I’ve even got a live DVD as well – don’t laugh). Well, while I can’t say that these guys are the best thing since Iron Maiden, they do have quite a lot in common with many of the lower tier NWOBHM bands such as Tytan, Preying Mantis at el. And you know what, they all had good points, and so do Pleonexia. If you enjoy amy of the styles or bands I have mentioned then these guys might be worth a shot – just don’t expect to be a massive fan the first time you play it, but persevere and you may just play this with a smile on you face, as I do.
