This one feels worked on for a long time. You can tell. Everything is locked in place. Riffs don’t drift. Drums don’t swing. Songs move forward and that’s it. No detours.
Power metal at the core, but not the flashy kind. Guitars stay sharp and functional. Leads show up, do their job, disappear. Nothing here sounds thrown in last minute. Sometimes that discipline helps. Sometimes it makes the songs feel boxed.
Vocals carry the weight. Confident, straight-faced, no irony. They sit right on top of the music, maybe too much at times. When the mix tightens, things hit hard. When it doesn’t, it feels crowded, like every part wants the same space.
The concept never lets go. History, conflict, resistance - all the way through. No lighter moments, no reset button. That gives the record a spine, but it also means you listen to it in one mood or not at all.
This isn’t loose or playful. It doesn’t pretend to be. Resistance sounds like a record made with rules and stuck to them. That focus is the point. Whether it keeps you locked in or starts wearing you down depends on how much room you need when you listen.
Thanks to Grand Sounds PR.
