Dungeon is one of the most successful metal bands of Australia. Nevertheless, I haven't listened to any of their albums in the past. 'One Step Beyond' is their third album, and it features music in the vein of Helloween, Iron Maiden, Dokken and the like.

The music on 'One Step Beyond' is a bit more diverse compared to what traditional power metal bands play. Dungeon blends classic heavy metal (à la Iron Maiden) and power metal with some elements taken from death and thrash metal genres. The vocalist of the band, Lord Tim, has been compared to Kai Hansen, but I consider his voice more pleasant than that of Hansen's.

Production was taken care by Lord Tim, who did quite a good job. Mostly the sounds are fitting, but there are some details that could be smoothened. For example, occasionally the guitar solos contain background distortion. Also the sounds could have been more full.

Dungeon's 'One Step Beyond' is a moderate metal album. Despite its slightly experimental nature, this album mainly keeps its foundation on traditional and power metal genres.

There's a sample of "The Power Within" on Limb Music Products' website for you to listen.

All the snippets of this album can be found from the music section of the official Dungeon website.

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- MAGE (March 3rd, 2005)

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LINE-UP:
Lord Tim: Lead & Backing Vocals, Guitars, Bass and Keyboards Stu: Guitars Stevo: Drums
Producer:	Lord Tim
Mixing by:	Unavailable
Mastering by:	Unavailable

	TRACKLIST:
	01. The Power Within 02. Tarranno Del Mar 03. One Step Beyond 04. Against the Wind 05. The Art of War 06. The Hunger 07. Surface Tension 08. Under the Cross 09. Epilogue Length: 48:16