Silent Force
Yet another German melodic metal band, Silent Force pairs
former
Royal Hunt
vocalist D.C. Cooper with current
Sinner
guitarist Alex Beyrodt.
Crossing those two bands together, along with a healthy dose of
Painkiller-era
Judas Priest,
gives a good impression of
the style that Silent Force is going for -- chock full of
speedy riffing, soaring melodic vocals, exactly the sort of
Euro metal played by countless other (mostly) German bands
at the moment.
Cooper's vocals are perfect for this style, melodic, forceful,
able to hit the high notes just right but thankfully doesn't
spend too much time wailing.
On the title track of
Infatuator both singer and band are a dead ringer for Priest's
"Painkiller" (speaking of which,
Infatuator also contains a
faithful rendition of "All Guns Blazing" from the
Painkiller
album).
Elsewhere, there's the typical vocal harmonies and guitar leads,
the obligatory sappy ballad ("In Your Arms"), and so on.
No surprises here -- this is aimed at a specific market, and it
hits that market squarely, as any fan of current Euro power metal
would do well to add this band to their collection.
Discography
The Empire Of Future
2000
Massacre
 |
- The Beginning
- Live for the day
- Empire of future
- Saints & sinners
- Tell me why
- New experiment
- Six past the hour
- Broken wings
- We must remain
- I´ll be there
|
- D.C. Cooper
- Alex Beyrodt
- Fleisch
- Torsten Röhre
- André Hilgers
|
Reviews: Metal Observer
Infatuator
2001
Massacre
 |
- Infatuator
- Fall into oblivion
- Hear me calling
- Promised land
- We must use the power
- All guns blazing
- Cena libera
- Gladiator
- The blade
- Last time
- World aflame
- In your arms
- Northern lights
|
- D.C. Cooper
- Alex Beyrodt
- Jürgen Steinmetz
- Torsten Röhre
- André Hilgers
|
Reviews: Lords Of Metal
Metal Observer
Worlds Apart
2004
Sanctuary
 |
- Ride The Storm
- No One Lives Forever
- Hold On
- Once Again
- Master Of My Destiny
- Heroes
- Death Comes In Disquise
- Merry Minstrel
- Spread Your Wings
- Iron Hand
- Heart Attack
- Worlds Apart
|
- D.C. Cooper
- Alex Beyrodt
- Jürgen Steinmetz
- Torsten Röhre
- André Hilgers
|
Reviews: Sea Of Tranquility
Lords Of Metal
Metal Observer
Walk The Earth
2007
AFM
 |
- Man & Machine
- Walk the Earth
- Point of No Return
- In From the Dark
- The King of Fools
- The Child Within
- Goodby My Ghost
- Save Me From Myself
- My Independence Day
- Blind Leading the Blind
- Running Through the Fire
- Picture of a Shadow
|
- D.C. Cooper
- Alex Beyrodt
- Jürgen Steinmetz
- Torsten Röhre
- André Hilgers
|
Reviews: Lords Of Metal
