Age of Innocence

Even better than their debut, this cd employs all of the techniques that they mastered on their first release and added a few more highlights. The musical precision and production is still superb, but they’ve expanded the depth of their song writing, with more interesting vocal melodies and even more complex harmonized back-ups. They didn’t have a lot of room for improvement to begin with, but they managed to re-emphasize what they do best. With catchy hooks and upbeat rhythms driving some of the best, harmonized vocals I’ve heard in a long time, Emerald Rain have established themselves as one of the best melodic metal bands today. --Scott