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Horakane Eternal Infinity

Now And Then Productions/ Frontiers Records FR CD 091

Horakane is a collaboration project between Tony O'Hara from NWOBHM outfit Praying Mantis (once again making waves with recent album Nowhere To Hide also released on Frontiers Records) and talented guitarist Jamie Kane. Apparently they started work on this project way back in the mid nineties and the album has already seen a 1999 release in the lucrative Japanese metal market. Thankfully Eternal Infinity now receives a long overdue European release and should certainly make people sit up and take notice.

This is a true slab of thundering heavy metal, very much in classic Judas Priest territory, combining soaring vocals and truly amazing guitar work. Indeed, this is a fine testimony to modern-day British melodic metal as the album also features the talented Steve McKenna (Ten), Brian Dixon (Cathedral) and Ivan Gunn (Pride and exBalance Of Power). Preying Mantis guitarist Tino Troy also gets in on the act making this an exceptional recording indeed. Tony O'Hora is a grossly underrated vocalist and a talented musician too and Jamie Kane proves that he is up there with the best of them. Listen to The Storm, Voices or Hold On and deny that this is one of the best metal albums of the last 10 years if you can! They can also slow things down when they want to as shown on the delicate Never Meant To Make You Cry or Remember My Name which still contain enough power to light a small city. As good a metal album as you will hear in a long time and one that, if there is any justice in this world, will become a future rock standard.

Terry Craven

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