GLORYFUL – Ocean Blade

Gloryful is a German Power/Traditional Metal band, and Ocean Blade is their sophomore full-length release, which carries along an adventurous storyline. Johnny la Bomba handles the vocals for Gloryful, which vary between totally clean and aggressively clean, with occasional shouts in the background. There are a few “epic” tracks included within the album’s 10, and overall the musicianship and song structures exemplify quality Old School Power Metal. However, after an impressive opening into Ocean Blade, the album tends to suffer from many of the songs coming through sounding too much like the others, making for quite an “unoriginal” sounding release.