Moving Target Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  Moving Target |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | September 1995 |
| Genres | Progressive Metal, Neoclassical Metal |
| Labels | Kick Music |
| Length | 41:57 |
| Ranked | #11 for 1995 , #455 all-time |
Album rating : 90.5 / 100
Votes : 31 (5 reviews)
Votes : 31 (5 reviews)
October 17, 2022
A blast of an album, a very early example of the Sympho Neoclassical style of Metal. This is the band’s third album, and it’s got a very professional sheen to it. Despite Royal Hunt never gaining much popularity, they were at the forefront of catchy, poppy, bombastic Metal, a scene that eventually became the main style in Japan.
This album has a ton of stylistic influences that keep it varied and interesting. There’s enough Power Metal speed to pack a proper punch to the more energetic tracks, and plenty of AOR cheese adding poppy melodies and hooks all over the place. Of course the Neoclassical lead work is evident in both the guitars and keys, and tons of great melodies are scattered throughout. It sounds a bit too much like Malmsteen’s lesser works at times, but I think this band is overall much more consistent than Malmsteen.
As someone who generally loves cheesy Metal ballads, “Far Away” is not the best one, and the band made a mistake including this song twice on the album (an acoustic version as the last track). Otherwise the album is quite consistent and great fun front to back.
This album has a ton of stylistic influences that keep it varied and interesting. There’s enough Power Metal speed to pack a proper punch to the more energetic tracks, and plenty of AOR cheese adding poppy melodies and hooks all over the place. Of course the Neoclassical lead work is evident in both the guitars and keys, and tons of great melodies are scattered throughout. It sounds a bit too much like Malmsteen’s lesser works at times, but I think this band is overall much more consistent than Malmsteen.
As someone who generally loves cheesy Metal ballads, “Far Away” is not the best one, and the band made a mistake including this song twice on the album (an acoustic version as the last track). Otherwise the album is quite consistent and great fun front to back.
2 likes
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Last Goodbye | 6:33 | 91.1 | 9 | Audio |
| 2. | 1348 | 4:23 | 90 | 9 | |
| 3. | Makin' a Mess | 4:00 | 85 | 7 | |
| 4. | Far Away | 4:58 | 90 | 9 | Audio |
| 5. | Step by Step | 5:11 | 89.4 | 8 | Audio |
| 6. | Autograph | 3:36 | 86.9 | 8 | |
| 7. | Stay Down | 4:21 | 90 | 9 | |
| 8. | Give It Up | 4:01 | 86.9 | 8 | |
| 9. | Time | 4:53 | 90 | 8 | Audio |
Line-up (members)
- D.C. Cooper : Vocals
- André Andersen : Guitars, Keyboards
- Jacob Kjaer : Guitars
- Steen Mogensen : Bass
- Kenneth Olsen : Drums
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