Masterplan

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Novum Intitium
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Since its beginnings in 2001-2002, Masterplan seems to have had it’s ups and downs.  Founded by former Helloween members Roland Grapow and Uli Kusch who in the beginning were joined with master vocalist Jorn Lande.  A bright future seemed to lay ahead of them, as their first album was highly successful, followed by an equally successfully second album ‘Aeronautics’.

But after two albums Jorn Lande left the band, followed some time later by Uli Kusch.  So a new line-up was formed with new members Mike DiMeo (formerly with Riot) and Mike Terrana (ex Artesion, ex Rage, Metallium).  This line-up recorded the MK II album. New line-up changes followed, with Rick Altzi (At Vance) taking up the mike, and Jari Kainulainen (ex Stratovarius) on bass, and finally Martin Skaroupka (Cradle Of Filth) on drums. It is this line-up that recorded this brand new album.  As the name of the album might suggest, this might be a new beginning for this band.  But I don’t think that much has changed in the music they play.    It’ becomes a decent album, nothing more, nothing less.

85/100