This is the debut e.p. by Sirius, from Athens, Greece. I listened to it and reviewed it for this webzine.

Sirius was formed in 2007. they practiced and made songs and brandished their skills by live concerts through the years. After setting some lineup changes, they released their debut e.p. This record contains 4 songs of melodic heavy metal with power metal influences. When I first heard the title track I immediately thought of Bruce Dickinson because the vocals reminded me a lot of the legendary Maiden vocalist. The song structures are in Maidenesque sphere and I can hear a lot of old nwobhm masters in the songs like for example Saxon or Accept and that is not the bad thing. Of course, Sirius collected the best from the old school metal masters and added to their songs something new and fresh without sounding lame or boring. “Shadow in my heart” holds the awesome guitar solo which I can imagine being chanted oooo ooo by the fans live. “The Last Angel” somehow reminded me of above mentioned Bruce Dickinson solo records. It is somehow in my opinion the most technical and rythmical song on the record and it also has a chorus made for singalong. “The Fury Within” is somehow in my opinion the hardest and most awesome song for me on this record adding strength to the great melody. Nothing new, but decent heavy/power metal.

7,5/10

Links: https://www.facebook.com/siriustheband

https://siriustheband.bandcamp.com/