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To The Power Of Ten reviewed by Denis Bastas on Friday, October 5, 2007

After Time Tells no Lies this should be considered as the heavier an closer to melodic hard rock sound and style album. The riffs and double guitar solos and bridges are outstanding with Tino and Denis at their best.The guitar sound is sharp and strikes you from the first song (Don't Be Afraid of the Dark)rather "treblish" as Tino himself would comment,comparing to Mantis's later works but quite a lot of fans like it this way, and I don't blame them . The bass and drum line is faultless and bound together perfect. Gary Barden is also at his best,he's recorded superbly in the studio and fits perfectly with the style and sound of the songs,as one of a real pro rock singer. It wasn't to be the same with the live performances in Japan,and the difficulties are obvious in Captured Live in Tokyo. This record is a must have for every Mantis fan and not only, my favourites besides "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" are "Only the Children Cry" and "Welcome to my Hollywood" . As always the Troy bros find the perfect balance between the power of the rock sound and melody that characterises their song writing.

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