Been listening to Edguy's Hellfire Club lately. Great stuff. In the past I'v compared Edguy and their newer stuff in particular to recent Helloween. More the idea of what they're doing, but in sound they're similar too.
But I heard Mandrake for the first time yesterday. My god does it ever remind me of classic Helloween. The music and melodies and guitar sounds and solo's - incredibly similar to Keepers Pt. 1 and 2. For some reason I'v seen people compare Edguy to Maiden, and have seen them be called the 'next' Iron Maiden. But now, they're the newer Helloween. At least, the Keepers-era helloween, the one's so many prefer ;p
Sammet has a rasp in his voice, yet there are times in some chorus's where he goes high and sounds very similar to Kiske. Overall, Mandrake just sounds incredibly like early Helloween, and sometimes like recent Helloween (songs like Salvation or The Saints).
Yet I think this Mandrake album is much better then the Keepers cds. Anyone else notice the similarity?