Tracklist:                     
01 - Nightmares Nevermore 
02 - Naunted by Shadows
03 - Colliding in Mind 
04 - Dawn will Break 
05 - Uncloud the Sky 
06 - Shapes of Insanity 
07 - Blinded by Euphoria
08 - Caged 
09 - Mind Revolution 


Bandmembers:          
Joakim Jonsson - drums, guitar
Andreas Edlund - guitar, synths
Henrik Wenngren - vocals
Jonas Sjögren - bass
Martin Hanner - guitar, synths

Websites:                    
www.skyfireonline.net
www.hammerheart.com

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The cd starts out with the no compromised song "Nightmares Nevermore". Fans from Children of Bodom can eat their hearts out because this second release of this Swedish quartet is again not breaking boundaries but just like CoB's latest just more of the good stuff.
Skyfire is, however, just a tad less over the top and the keyboards and guitars appear to me more in harmony and the vocals aren't pushed a bit more to the background where as in other bands of this genre the voice is usually the only thing where the band doesn't show off.

The album is only a little over 43 minutes long which is a shame because the songs aren't really diverse enough, so it seems the whole cd just goes by as a couple of long songs although there are 9 tracks on it.

There isnt really alot I can say about the songs, they all start with the highspeed intro's a person would expect and then continue to a mixture of powermetal with blackmetal like vocals. However somehow they've managed to get an overall doomy feeling in their songs so you can listen to this album without having to fear you'll get hyperactive Rhapsody or CoB reactions. 

Songs like "Colliding in Mind" and "Shapes of Sanity" sound excellent but as mentioned before the album is not diverse enough to pinpoint down any highlights or bad points, basically the album doesn't have any down sides to it, its just kind of floating in between good and excellent.

Where the previous release had room for some slower intervals this album contains no real slow songs, they are all excellent heavy banging material, chiropractors beware... I've been listening to a lot of Quo Vadis before I heard this album and cant help wondering if a nice instrumental track wouldn't have made this album a bit more complete. Not saying its bad but I have the feeling its missing something, maybe its because of its short length or maybe its because it got released pretty soon after the CoB-HCDR album or perhaps the lack of diversity between the songs, but from an overall look I am not really impressed with the album... Its good but it doesn't stand out from any other in the genre and gets rather boring after a few listening sessions.

71/100

 Mike