Joe Stump - Guitars  And once again new record another new singer. This time the world-class pipes of former Loudness/Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Michael Vescera. With the addition of Mike's killer "Dio on steroids" voice and the keyboard genius of longtime Malmsteen band mate Mats Olausson, this certainly took the status of the band up a few notches. I decided that Sacred Ground should be more of a band oriented effort with some of the solo sections be a little bit shorter and the music having more of that commercial Euro-metal influence. The production of the record was also slicker and smoother sounding. I remember seeing a review that read - On Sacred Ground, Reign of Terror sound like a cross between 70's Rainbow, 80's Malmsteen and 90's Stratovarious. Not that far from the truth, I guess. |
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