Review by Morpheus Kitami for Astral Doors - Requiem of Time (2010)

Over the years Astral Doors has seemingly managed to obtain a small fanbase of people who find their style of power metal tinged heavy metal appealing. I mean, I assume so. I've never seen much praise for them. For my two cents, I've only ever listened to Jerusalem, and that felt like enough for me for a while.
Requiem of Time fits neatly into a modernized style of '80s heavy metal/hard rock. Modern recording techniques, but still classic songwriting. Dio is the most obvious comparison; Vocalist Nils Patrik Johansson is imitating him hard but is just a bit off in a way I can tell, but can't put down in words. The comparison doesn't just end there though, as the songwriting often borders a cover version of a song Dio played at some point in his career.
It's a shame because I think that this album at least shows some good energy. Sadly, this just isn't enough for how meh the album is otherwise.