Sean Peck is a brilliant vocalist, his voice commands the listeners attention and forces him or her focus on what is being said. Sadly, while Cage do perform a darker, heavier style of power metal, they are maddeningly inconsistent. Some reviews have stated that Cage followed this formula of "power metal with balls," so getting this album was a no-brainer, despite it being difficult to find in the USA. For an example of this, see bands like Lefay and early Nevermore. When power metal is performed with a focus on riff work and heaviness, the intensity can nearly match that of thrash or early heavy metal and NWOBHM bands. Power metal is a misunderstood genre many bands miss the point when they focus on happy upbeat choruses and mid-nineties Helloween lameness. Cage have been around since the early nineties so perhaps they have something that most of these post-millenium bands lacked. Cage is a band that seems to be getting nothing but praise in the metal underground, despite playing a genre that saturated with bands that have a similar sound.
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