The Great Fall

Narnia's third release for Nuclear Blast successfully blends the tight riffage of '80s American power metal with the breathy, keyboard-washed sounds of softer European outfits, and sprinkles some progressive metal shredding in for good measure. Fans of extreme metal genres will probably find Narnia (particularly the Joey Tempest-esque vocals) too melodic and polished-sounding, but followers of progressive and neo-classical metal acts like Dream Theater and Yngwie Malmsteen will probably enjoy The Great Fall.