Chevalier embodies old-fashioned speed metal with a smattering of Judas Priest involved. Under the Sceptre starts with howling wind, and the monstrous voice of something far and beyond, it then moves into an all out assault of guitars and drums and screeching vocals that hit the listener hard. The Sorcerer has a humming intro, haunting and melancholic and then moves into fast riffage, that shows off the talent of guitarists Tommi and Mikko. This is followed by the battering of Awakening, flying guitar solos and aggressive drums.
Chevalier contains the same monstrous voice of Under the Sceptre, and it continues the similar vain, with pure brutality in the riffs and the speed, and the vocals. An onslaught of the best kind. Ride for Revenge has a Judas Priest feel to it with the riffs reminding one of Heading Out The Highway. The vocals are just as epic, if not slightly short of the mark in some regards. Defenestration is a thrash attack and a fitting closer to the record.
Be sure to purchase this album when it is released on 27th April via Gates of Hell Records.