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    Art for the Ears 2003/Random Eyes
    Random Eyes — Eyes Ablaze cover

    Random Eyes

    Eyes Ablaze

    (2003)

    Reviewed by Marco Povervest

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    Label Ugalabugala RecordsArt for the Ears2003
    heavy metalmelodic metalpower metal

    I'm amazed every time when releases from Finnish bands come my way. Whether their efforts are recorded well or not, in most cases it doesn't seem to matter. The bands come up with great songs and Random Eyes is not an exception. Fortunately, I got to know six of their songs already and these are on Eyes Ablaze as well with four other songs filling 42 minutes. Random Eyes is great melodic metal with lots of harmonic vocals from the two singers: female singer Katja and former Exlife singer Christian Palin. The music isn't very complicated, yet very catchy with a huge sound. A few tracks are a bit lighter, like the beautiful Little Angel. The song Soldier, on the other hand, is a powerful tune with its thriving riffs. Random Eyes is a seven headed band responsible for solid songwriting while Arttu Sarvanne made sure the production is very acceptable. I like this band. There might have been a few extra solos here and there but each song is a delight.

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