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Biogenetic

      
         
         
         
     
             
Montany are a melodic, power metal band from the Netherlands formed in 1989 releasing their debut album in 2002. After some line-up changes the band split but have now reformed and released their second album in 2013.    
             
Opening the album in a flourish of keyboards that sound more like dance/techno is 'Of Fire And Ice', a solid hard rock song full of catchy rhythms and riffs. Montany are back and have mixed power metal and melodic hard rock to produce a sound not too dissimilar to some of the great European power metal bands of the late eighties and early nineties. Title song 'Biogenetic' and 'Falling To Pieces' are slower, with a foot tapping guitar chug and a vocal performance that reminds me of (ex-Helloween singer) Michael Kiske.    
             
Upping the tempo is the seven minute epic 'Without You', full of atmospheric hard rock with keyboards to boot. This is an awesome journey through one of the best songs on the album. 'Miles Away' is almost ballad-like in its delivery but for me remains too heavy to be an out and out ballad, whereas 'Angels Smile' fits the bill, with its hand waving in the air feel.    
             
Power metal returns with 'Change Of Seasons', a thunderous romp of big chunky riffs and a wide ranging style of vocals. This is catchy, this is foot stomping, this is power metal like it used to be. Best song on the album is (Michael Kiske-era) Helloween influenced 'Moment Of Faith'. It has big chunky guitar riffs, powerful clean vocals and races at pace to its end. Closing the album is 'Egypt', a foot stomping doom rock song with some blistering guitar work.    
             
Overall, power metal and melodic metal combined to produce an album full of foot tapping hard rocking metal that will please fans of late eighties/early nineties European power metal.    
             
             
Review by Iron Mathew Collins    
             
Reviewed for Metal Temple    
             
             
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