Binary Creed
A Battle Won

Binary Creed is an interesting name, it sounds pretty exciting I would say. Behind that interesting name hides a Swedish band, from the cold northern parts of the nation. This album called A Battle Won is their second album; the first was released two years ago. It has a pretty cool artwork and the logo feels a bit Swedish progressive, unfortunately it looks more interesting than it sounds.

They are described as progressive and compared with bands like Dream Theater or Threshold, I am not so sure about those comparisons and would say that a power metal band fits that comparison better. Sure they have elements that progressive bands often use with the distinct keyboard lines, excellent sound and strong vocals. But it also lacks variation and feels quite predictable, in my point of view that isn’t very progressive – progressive is thinking outside the box and that is not what these guys are doing.

The album is said to be a conceptual album, I write said to be as this concept is nothing that is apparent when listening to the album. And the concept is the human favourite theme, war and terror a subject we all love and enjoy. That could have made for a dark and exciting album but this isn’t. It has ten tracks that end with a journey without end, my Binary Creed journey ends here when I have punctuated the last paragraph in this review because none of these ten tracks really grabs my attention enough for me to select the album above all those great albums that already exist.

The songs on the album are pretty good all the way through, the one that is closest to be ear-catching is the one called Better Man as it is a good song that I like hearing. In the end though I think Binary Creed needs to find something more of their own, a more interesting way to express themselves if they want to be anything more than just another one of those talented bands that don’t quite live up to their potential.

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