So what of the music on _Advance & Vanquish_ then? Well, to be perfectly frank, it sucks. The band's six members may not dress in spikes and leather the way their peers do, but from start to finish this very rarely amounts to anything more than fourth rate power metal, led by one of the absolute worst singers since Sabina Claasen decided to flex her pipes in Holy Moses. My advice therefore is simple: if you want to hear quality power metal, try the new Mystic Prophecy or Iced Earth records. As for me -- I have better things to do with my time then listen to bands that have nothing better to say than "Take the broadsword in your hand / Follow the orcs to their camp."