Apex

Daran, dass die besten Melodic-Rock-Platten der Welt mit schöner Regelmäßigkeit aus Richtung Schweden in den Postkasten flattern, ändert sich auch im Jahr 2025 nichts. W.E.T., die sicherlich nicht nur in meinen Ohren zu den Meistern ihres Fachs zählen, bleiben stabil und liefern mit „Apex“ eine ihrer stärksten Platten ab.

Supergroups can be double-edged swords. On one hand, they typically get a head start due to the established reputations of their members, the equivalent of drawing the "advance to Go" card in Monopoly. They also tend to have built-in fan bases and garner higher media interest than other bands in their infancies. On the other hand, expectations are usually high — often, unreasonably so — and pairings of alphas rarely tend to last, as evidenced by the numerous such acts who never made it to rec...