Band: Metalium
Album title: Grounded Chapter Eight
Label: Massacre Records
Distributor: Suburban - Bertus
Release date: 25/09/2009
Release: CD

We are Heavy Metal......if you don’t like it .....Fuck You! A bold statement for this old school metal band Metalium. Metalium is a German power metal band. Their style of music is that of the traditional power metal sound which was pioneered in Hamburg by bands such as Helloween and Blind Guardian. But after 10 years of playing and releasing albums they have all rights for their statement.
All those years really show of on the album witch is their number 8 on their discography list. And although number 8, it still sounds fresh and original.
I still have my doubts about some songs like “Pharos Slavery” being a bit of a rip of from King Diamond's “Curse of the Pharaoh”, but whether it is the first time or the one thousandth time you heard this cd, it just rocks.

90/100

Jeroen.