DUNGEON One Step Beyond (2004-2006) CD

Australian power metal doesn't get nearly enough credit, and Dungeon are Exhibit A for anyone who needs convincing. The Melbourne five-piece spent the better part of two decades quietly building one of the most technically sharp catalogs the country ever produced, and One Step Beyond compiles the 2004 to 2006 era in full.

This is the kind of record that reminds you power metal was always about bombast done right: soaring vocals, riffs that actually go somewhere, and arrangements that treat the listener like they have ears. It sits in that sweet spot between the American crunch of Queensrÿche and the European melodic attack of Edguy, but with a distinctly Australian directness to the whole thing. No filler, no padding, just a band locked in.

Australian release. Full length album on CD. Thrash/power metal.

Fans of: LORD, QUEENSRŸCHE, EDGUY, MANOWAR