The current album by the melodic-hard-rock band Markus Gillmann’s Molten Crown with guitarist and composer Markus Gillmann, the powerful voice of singer Mel Wittenberg, bassist Timo Wittenberg and drummer Martin Samson can not be pressed into a pre-made music genre! Next would be melodic hard rock with progressive influences! The opener and title track Keeper Of The Maar starts with orchestral staged polyphonic guitars, progressive bonds and fantasy lyrics with almost 7 minutes of playing time. In the longplayer Time’s Running Out and the Space-Track Night Flight you will also find these progressive elements! The versatility of the four musicians and their preference for hard rock with corresponding fat and driving guitars, bass and drums and the always present voice of lead singer Mel is reflected in songs like The Light, Black Dog and The Witch Is Burning! Classic Rock fans might find their musical favorites in ballads such as Frozen Haze, Memory Of Shakira The Dog and the Socially Critical Ocean Of Sorrow! In Do not Talk To Me, the bass is next to the subtle lead lyrics, the melody indicating instrument. This song breaks through the otherwise very opulent instrumentation. The album concludes with the Metal-oriented track Last Night Of The Wolves, which revisits the theme of the opener with dark fantasy lyrics and brings it to a close! As a bonus track, there are the two driving rock songs Sick And Tired and Angel Of Darkness in a new Reloaded version as 8 minutes Longplayer on top!
1. Keeper Of The Maar
2. The Light
3. Frozen Haze
4. Black Dog
5. Night Flight
6. Ocean Of Sorrow
7. Time Is Running Out
8. Don’t Talk To Me
9. The Witch Is Burning
10. In Memory Of Shakira The Dog
11. Last Night Of The Wolves
12. Sick And Tired And The Angel Of Darkness