Diamonds

No sophomore jinx here; "Diamonds" from Swedish champions of old school heavy metal ENFORCER is every bit as good as the "Into the Night" debut. In fact, the more I listen the more I think it might even be better. We'll see what the passage of time brings in terms of the album's long term worth.Along with acts like WHITE WIZZARD, whose "Over the Top" full-length brought with it a renewed sense of NWOBHM energy, "Diamonds" plays like a real "album" in the sense that it brings one back to an er...

Earache/Soulfood (39:27) Neben u.a. In Solitude, Portrait, Bullet und Cauldron gehören ENFORCER zur Speerspitze der jungen Generation an authentischen Retro-Metal-Acts, die seit zwei, drei Jahren im Underground für berechtigte Euphorie sorgen. Die Schweden mögen manch einem (wie z.B. unserem Götz Kühnekosmik) vielleicht schon einen Hauch zu melodisch sein, geraten dabei aber nie in den Verdacht,