{"id":18016,"date":"2012-02-08T20:53:43","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T01:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=18016"},"modified":"2013-01-28T11:22:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T16:22:34","slug":"taberah-the-light-of-which-i-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/taberah-the-light-of-which-i-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Taberah | The Light of Which I Dream<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"The Light of Which I Dream<\/em> is the debut full-length from Taberah, a heavy metal band out of Tasmania, Australia. Taking their name from the Biblical site of God\u2019s wrath, Taberah plays a kind of metal that\u2019s equal parts power metal and traditional heavy metal. Fellow Australian metallers Lord Tim and Mark Furtner (of Lord) make guest appearances on this album.<\/p>\n

Mixing traditional and power metal is always a great combination, and Taberah pulls it off pretty well here. They\u2019ve got the rapid fire riffing and headbanging rhythms of Accept and Saxon, plus the melodic focus and anthemic nature of the Helloween\/Gamma Ray power metal style. Some of the melodies as well as Jonathan B\u2019s vocals also bring to mind Falconer at times. Lyrically, The Light of Which I Dream<\/em> ranges from serious odes to battles, blood and fire to weepy ballads of lost love to full-on cheesy metal anthems. Some of these themes work better with Taberah\u2019s overall sound than others. Opening (once you clear the throwaway instrumental intro track) anthem \u201cBrothers of the Fire\u201d is a monster of a metal anthem, but the lyrics would make Lost Horizon blush. \u201cStormchild,\u201d \u201cRequiem of the Damned\u201d and the title track, however, are very effective songs with amazing energy.<\/p>\n

The Light of Which I Dream<\/em> is a very solid debut from a very promising band. It doesn\u2019t quite measure up to the \u201cname\u201d power metal bands, but Taberah has definitely made a strong first impression here. It will be interesting to see how the band progresses. If you\u2019ve been following the resurgent traditional metal scene in recent years, especially \u201cunder the radar\u201d bands like Widow, Absolute Steel, Season of the Wolf, Praetorius and Age of Distrust, The Light of Which I Dream<\/em> is an album you will definitely want to check out.<\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal, Power Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nJonathon B (v) (g)
\nTom Brockman (d)
\nMyles \u201dFlash\u201d Flood (g) (v)
\nDr. Dave Walsh (b) (v)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tThe Descent
\n2.\tBrothers of the Fire
\n3.\tThe Call of Evil
\n4.\tFearless
\n5.\tStormchild
\n6.\tThe Ballad of Ruby Joy
\n7.\tThe Light of Which I Dream
\n8.\tFreedom or Death
\n9.\tRequiem of the Damned
\n10.\tThe Reaper<\/p>\n

Label: Metal Evilution<\/p>\n

Website: www.facebook.com\/taberah.tas<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 7.75\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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