FALLEN SANCTUARY – Terranova [Digipak +4] (2022)
Dynamic and addictive, the lovechild of Serenity singer Georg Neuhauser and Temperance lead guitarist Marco Pastorino, FALLEN SANCTUARY, convinces with rousing melodic metal anthems on their debut album “Terranova“.
”Terranova” contains just about everything you want and expect from a European melodic metal record; it is packed full of sharp riffage, big choruses, sing-along lyrics, and hooks aplenty. There’s even a place for a few large slices of commercial stuff too with punchy AORish touches.
We find a couple of power metallic tracks as well, but where FALLEN SANCTUARY excels is when they go for purest melodies bringing to mind glorious acts from the past, painted by the band with a huge, clean modern production…
