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"Dragonheart", the 2007 release from Messiah's Kiss, has no dragons and no heart, either. There is potential for this band to rock, but first and foremost they need to find their own voice…

Mike Tirelli, the vocalist, most of the time sounds like everybody else ("The Ivory Gates" echoes a Geddy Lee-like range during the first verse, "Where The Falcons Cry" is so Dio you can actually find the words 'Rainbow In The Dark' in the lyrics). The same criticism holds true for the featured riffs on nearly every song.
Of course, power Metal is probably the most narrow of the Metal subgenres in terms of style, but that's no excuse for a lack of originality. Lyrically, there's even a lesser attempt at creativity with such standard subject matter like fire, steel, and thunder. As mentioned before, all is not lost for Messiah's Kiss !

"The Ancient Cries" (the first track on the album) is their best song and that momentum does carry at least through the first half of the album.
"Northern Nights" is another song that fares well due to the soft interlude in the middle, thus giving it a more progressive feel. The musicianship of the 'Kiss is perhaps the most indicative of their abilities.
"The Ivory Gates", despite the weak vocals, has impressive guitarwork and "Dragonheart" (the song) is fast and aggressive enough to at least say they aren't pretenders.
Still, the overriding feeling is that listening to "Dragonheart" reminds you of everyone else and I don't think that was the desired result in making this record.

Lastly, it was produced well, and credits should go to Wayne Banks' bass lines for staying heavy throughout the mixing process ; Heavy Metal should at least be heavy ! Of course, a well produced album doesn't serve any band well if the material is weak - the music then comes off sounding like product.
Messiah's Kiss' "Dragonheart" unfortunately has that stigma.