KILMARA – Journey To The Sun (2025) *HQ*

KILMARA is a curious band: they mix power metal – the kind of catchy, accessible, commercial power metal as we know the genre today, with ’80s AOR flurries, especially with the use of synths in the current ‘synthwave’ style. and that’s a welcomed fusion, and the band’s upcoming new album “Journey To The Sun” sounds like no-other.
The concept of ”Journey To The Sun” is set in the arcade halls of the late ’80s, where first love, unbreakable friendships, rivalries, defeats and victory celebrations took place. KILMARA take up the baton as heirs to the new power metal heroes and bring back the singer of the legendary and sorely missed Swedish band Lost Horizon, Daniel Heiman – one of the best voices the genre has produced and who will undoubtedly blow you away with his appearance as special guest on ‘Take Me Back’.
It’s always fun seeing bands that start off in other genres and decide to switch gears, and KILMARA have done so impressively with ”Journey to the Sun”, which is an excellent album from start to finish. Traces of their melodic metal roots can be found at points, with a nice mix of heavy and melodic guitars, as well as some nice electronic / synth sounding keys.

01 – Point Of No Return
02 – Journey To The Sun
03 – Alliance Of The Free
04 – Chances
05 – Liberticide
06 – Wildfire
07 – An Even Whole
08 – Power Of The Mind
09 – Take Me Back [feat Daniel Heiman]
10 – Journey To The Sun (8bit)

Daniel Ponce – Vocals
John Portillo – Guitars
Carles Salse – Guitars, Keyboards
Dídac Plà – Bass
Eric Killer – Drums

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