(Melodic Hard Rock) Treat - Coup De Grace - 2010, WAVPack (image+.cue), lossless

The name says it all. This album is a real treat to listen to. Melodic Gold to these ears and a perfect album for any mood, anywhere, anytime. Treat haven't made an all-new studio album since 1992 and more than make up for time here, with a breathtaking 13 track tour de force.
Production is staggeringly good courtesy of guitarist Anders Wikstrom and the mix is perhaps the clearest and crispest sound I have heard in years. You could measure the precise centre of an atom using the same tools to balance between instruments and vocals here.
This is my W.E.T. for 2010 – strong melodic vocals, soaring melodies, huge production, thumping rhythm section and powerful guitars – tough but melodic, plus a great chorus on every track. And through 13 tracks and 1 intro here, every track has something different to offer and favourites vary depending on the mood at hand.
Every track is mesmerising to my ears. Heavy in places, lighter AOR in other areas, but perfectly balanced and one of those albums that demand to be played from start to finish without pause. Two big stadium rockers kick off the album in grandiose style – textbook European hard rock.
On Papertiger it gets even better, with a thumping Talisman style bass line driving the song along until it just blows up into the biggest chorus this side of The Final Countdown. Roar follows the same path, just heavier and more intense. And when the chorus hits, you sure as hell are 'ready to roar!'
A Life To Die For is the power ballad Europe wish they could still write and is up there with the best the likes of what H.E.A.T. and Brother Firetribe deliver.
Tangled Up thumps along in the same vein as the opening tracks, leading into the moody, but super heavy Skies Of Mongolia. Oh boy…here we go again…an authoritive melodic verse that gets blown away by a huge chorus. Gold I say!
Heaven Can Wait is a more direct rocker with a more subtle chorus, but melodies that get better each listen. I'm Not Running is another multi-layered dramatic moody rocker that oozes intensity and layers and layers of instrumentation.
No Way Without You kicks along at breakneck speed in a Motley Crue kinda style before a glorious anthemic fist in the air chorus blows the lid off the album yet again. Huge!
We Own The Night is a stunning melodic AOR track with a moody verse and another absolutely glorious AOR chorus with soaring vocals. Track after track, this album delivers.
Surely it couldn't get any better? Surely the quality has to drop somewhere? Not at all. All For Love is yet another uptempo melodic rock anthem with sing-along chorus any band would be proud of.
Closing the album is a fast and furious rocker Breathless. Crunching guitar riffs and a melodic vocal end the album on an adrenaline filled high.
Songs: 100/100
Sound: 100/100

#777Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 8. April 2010, 6:11
Treat / Coup De Grace
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