monowav on Heroes of The Great War

The Metal Archives crowd calls this a cash grab, and on paper they're right: one new song, six lifted from The Great War and The War to End All Wars. I still play it more than either of those. Seven tracks, all the WWI material, under 25 minutes, no ballad to wait out. The First Soldier is the Albert Roche one and yes, it's mid-tempo keyboard cheese. Joakim sells cheese better than anybody in power metal. Lady of the Dark hits harder here than it did on the album.