With the benefit of hindsight, it’s clear to see the early 2000’s were the golden years for power metal. This era gave us an abundance of albums that are today considered the pinnacle of the genre. Fired from Helloween after the resurgent Dark Ride album, Roland and Uli put their efforts into Masterplan. With the addition of singing royalty Jørn Lande, Masterplan provided that era with two more masterpieces of the genre in the self-titled album and Aeronautics.
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