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    Under Command

    Secret Place of Thunder

    (1999)

    Reviewed by David Bixler

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    Label Melange RecordsHM Magazine #81January/February 2000
    classicalhard rockheavy metalmelodic metal

    This is a well put together cd with some phenomenally excellent guitar work! Vocals are clear and soothing. I really enjoyed this project. Classical guitar thrown in with it's cousin metal is pleasing to these ears. The words are clearly thought out and focused on praise. This trio has a good thing going. Check them out on this issue's Hard Music Sampler.

    Other coverage for this album

    HM Magazine #90Reviewed by Treble BandopplerUnder Command is doing it for the kids, if the kids happen to be old school melodic Christian metalheads, of course. Their new CD is called Secret Place of Thunder, and it has Stryper stuff, Petra (older) stuff, a little Journey / Foreigner here and there, and a lot of Van Halen stuff – complete with Eddie-ish solos. The lyrics harken the "Christian soldier" days of Christian metal, with lines…

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