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Artist: Mental Powers
Release: Fantasy, 1987
Genre: Melodic Metal
Country: Greece
Bitrate: 320kbps
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Only a handfull of copies of this record was known, no infos or reviews could be found anywhere,
and this was a really unknown and obscure release, a mystery even to the very few collectors that were aware of it's existence, and was considered to be one of the rarest metal records ever...
The story is that it was privately pressed in 300 copies in 1987 and were about to be distributed by ''Interdealer'' but the factory that pressed this closed down a while after the records pressing, so a big amount of copies were held locked inside the factory's storage rooms for decades. For our sake, a few years ago those copies were found (in the garbage if i'm not mistaken, i assume that someone bought the place and got rid of whatever was inside) so the mystery was solved and these copies became available (they would be lost forever otherwise...). A lot of copies have been sold by that time but i think that every now and then appears a copy for a decent price for anyone that's interrested.
Now to the music... First of all the production is weak (though i came to like it as it sounds very personal, strange and obscure) but i think it is expected as it is a Greek Metal record recorded in 1986/1987 (there were not appropriate equiped studios or specialized producers for a Heavy Hetal recording in Greece by the time, a problem also known in other countries). The band seems to be something like a solo prject of a guy called ''Ramos Alexiou'' that plays all the instruments and is responsible for all the music and the lyrics of the album. Mental Powers deliver Melodic, guitar oriented Metal with great harmonies, progressive/symphonic parts and nice atmospheres.
Generally i like this record but others don't, so i suggest a listen before purchasing.

Tracklist:
01. Throw The Dice
02. Fantasy
03. Thoughts
04. Dream On
05. It's Only You
06. I
07. Something Goes On
08. No One Wants