Bree Rose is a very talented young lady. The songs presented here are all very well written. In general they fall somewhere in the range of the European epic metal sound. Her singing is quite strong. The only real issue here is the production, which at best feels a little too polished. At its worst points it feels far too sterile and searching for a real contrived pop sound. That wouldn’t be a problem if Rose were one of the sea of talentless pop stars out there. She’s not. She is talented and as such deserves a more authentic and less artificial production. It’s a real tribute to her talent that this is still strong despite some over-production.

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There’s a major hard edged intro bit. Then the vocals power in to move it forward. This has a nicely heavy sound that’s in keeping with the epic metal sounds that seem so big in Europe. The vocals are strong, but seem a little over-produced. Of course, that kind of production is really a part of the sound in a lot of ways. The guitar sounds on this are awesome.