DARKER HALF – Never Surrender

Darker Half is a young, 4-piece band hailing from Sydney, Australia, and Never Surrender is their 3^rd release to date. These blokes play Melodic Metal with apparent Traditional, Progressive, and Power Metal influences, which give many of their songs a solid sense of urgency and aggression. The band has all of the ingredients to be a success … Vo Simpson has a smooth voice with plenty of range, often coming through as a cross between Geoff Tate and King Diamond. The album could benefit from a few catchy choruses or big hooks, but nonetheless, Never Surrender contains high quality Metal.