1. Battle Stations [1:46]
2. Rising Anew [4:35]
3. Glorious [4:58]
4. Sacrifice [6:13]
5. Survive [6:02]
6. Better Days [5:24]
7. Crunching The Numbers [7:26]
8. Only In My Dreams [6:09]
9. Blood Alliance [9:04]
10. City Of Lies [6:38]
11. Time To Burn (Bonus Track) [5:42]
Looking back now, I'm surprised I enjoy this album as much as I do. It's better than your average, generic power metal album, but that's little reason to actually listen to it. The first time I listened through it, I thought very little of it, but the more I listen through the album, the more I find myself liking it. I find vocalist Chitral Somapala's voice is hit and miss, depending on how long he's holding a high note, but overall he does a good job.
I feel there's not a lot of depth to this album, but that being said there's a fair amount of diversity, which is always a plus in my books. As with any good power metal song, there's got to be a catchy riff, and Blood Alliance delivers on that front with almost every song. Rising Anew has a particularly nice riff, but I feel the main chorus ruins it a bit, though songs like Sacrifice and Glorious keep their awesomeness throughout. Not all songs are great though - City of Lies is nothing special, and the vocals in Crunching The Numbers and Only In My Dreams have more bad moments than good.
I'm just not feeling this album all that much, though it's grown on me a bit after half a dozen playthoughs. There's just not much to make it stand out from a typical power album, but I quite like Glorious, Sacrifice, and the album namesake, Blood Alliance. Props to the band for having an album that isn't just generic song after generic song, but there's not enough to differentiate it from most other power metal albums out there.
Overall Score:
77/100
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