JESTERS MOON "Jesters Moon" [Independent]

Jesters Moon are coming from USA. I think this is their debut album and it's an independent one. Their influences are Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, and their style is somewhere between doom, pure heavy and epic metal. The first and last impression is that the music is very nice, while the vocals are just not good.

Still that is a personal opinion and someone else could have a different one, but I strongly believe that with better vocalist they should be able to sound much more professional, solid and remarkable. The current singer is too weak and has a very strange voice... the only reason I played the album around 5 times is the music and only that. The guys have lots of really nice guitar ideas and I especially loved the solos everywhere. The feeling overflowing the album is an epic one, you'll find kind of songs you want to listen again for their highly interesting guitar themes and solos, but there are also cool synths (Ayreon alike) in a couple of parts. Acoustic parts are so damn lovely and along with the exceptional drumming constitute an attractive CD for all the traditional and emotional heavy metal fans around.

The production is not the best you can get, but stands proudly for an independent release. I just wish they had another vocalist, so the current one will only focus on guitars and keyboards. Let's wish them good luck and expect a new album under a respectful label with a new vocalist :)