Alpha Boötis
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It should be no surprise to anyone that Canadian band Alpha Boötis is doing something in the sci-fi and space kind of metal way. This new effort that makes a jump to Alpha Boötis takes you on a six-track journey for about eleven parsecs that takes about thirty minutes. The artwork is quite good, and I see descriptions like sci-fi space disco metal and things like that, so how about it?

The disco metal stuff isn’t a bad description, add power metal and progressive metal to that. It is good variation over the six tracks, good melodies, feels like the vocals aren’t that many either – it is a bit adventurous. I don’t think I see it as a spacey sound, but it is quite fresh and at least somewhat original. The production is very good, I like the sound of this album, and I think it can be described as a quality production.

All the six tracks of this album are great, I really enjoy them all. Perhaps it is the ending Another World and the one called Wormhole Gas Bar that appeal to me a little more, but it is quality from beginning to end. I think these guys really hit the spot with catchy and fresh songs that can be enjoyed many times, but if you are going to Arcturus you would probably need a little more variation as this short album will not last forever, but it will be playable for quite a while.

I can recommend checking out this album, it is good enough and will probably appeal to a wide variety of music fans. I don’t think anyone will be really disappointed with an album like this one, it is silly and ridiculous enough to enjoy many times over. I think it is worth checking out, so why not make the jump?

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