SACRED OATH – Fallen

Connecticut, USA-bred Sacred Oath is celebrating their 25^th anniversary with a new studio LP entitled Fallen. Sacred Oath plays an unconventional form of Power Metal… there are good measures of Traditional and Progressive Metal elements woven into their sound, but done so in a rather subtle, unpolished fashion, which makes their brand of Metal sound unique. Fallen is a “throwback” album of sorts, and contains song ideas from former band members, along with newly written material. There are plenty of catchy grooves and musical jams to be found, but Rob Thorne’s over-used falsettos unfortunately knock Fallen down several notches.