ATLANTIS RISING REVEIWS

METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE - 1990
Stop the world! Progress halts here.  Instead of funk, rap, AOR or fusion thrash, we suddenly find ourselves with what can only be described as 1987 style metal!  I had to look to see if these guys were from Sweden, but no, the blond bombshell James Byrd is from Seattle and he sure plays a mean guitar on 'Let It Out'. Unpretentious shouting mayhem laced with some dazzling guitar work that would make Yngwie himself blush, shout and rage. 

James used to be in Fifth Angel, where he won worldwide acclaim, before forming Atlantis Rising, a four piece melodic rock outfit featuring singer Freddy Krumins, Evan Sheely on bass and Scott Hunt on drums, the band rock out with steely vigour and every song is delivered with emphatic drive.  Nice to hear some keyboards too on the high speed 'Driven By Desire'.  This is the sort of band who suddenly develop a massive UK following with hardly any press hype.  Highly Recommended.

5/5 CHRIS WELCH.