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4,5/5
An album close to the excellence (...) and a great surprise at this beginning of this year which will please numerous metalheads.

18/20
 This nearly perfection of this album deserved the best note I ever gave for a review.

(Germany) 7,5/10
Discover the class of the songs, you will recognize that the French are among the best acts in their genre coming from this country.

4,5/6
You can love it the style or not, but if you take the time to go through the gates of dawn, you'll find a young talented band.

8/10
A band (...) which pushed his limits, and we thank him for that, because the result is simply impressive !

4/5 (belgium)
Between a very melodic Blind Guardian and a rough Stratovarius, many traditional metal fans can enjoy this album.

***
After a single listening, we're stuck by the work done to reach such an impressive quality of songwriting.


Falkirk today is on the same level than any other foreign band, and better than 99% of french ones.

7/10 (serbia)
A members from band has showed evidental performing valuabilities, and I also have to recomand a cover of their CD's.

8,2/10 (greece)
A very good work from these French guys and i hope they will continue to write such good albums like their newest one.

16/20
Everything to charm the fans and to conquer other ones

6,5/10
We have super soli and catchy riffs and the melodies are legions.

81/100
And I must admit (and I remain objective!!!) that the album blew me the f**k away !

(slovenia) 75/100

(spain)
You will appreciate the work of this band.

7/10
Falkirk always delivers a very rich and qualitative music, which requires attention to enjoy its nuances.

3.5/5
The musicians took the right side of the melodic wave, and ignored its irritating excesses.

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This new album has his creators' strength and creativity


They reach a real potential, which is comparable with foreign countries professionnals.


Gates of Dawn is a good album for this kind of metal addicts, and for metal fans in general.

- Metalchroniques - 6,5/10
Falkirk wanted a very varied album, and it's succesful

3,5/5
The parisian band gives us a good heavy metal album


This album gives us more than an hour full of ambitious songs, where the voice of Stéphane Fradet is great again.

8,5/10
Falkirk is a good discovery, a very good indeed.


The interpretation is great. We have many occasions to enjoy splendid solos which emerge here and there.


Always better after each album, with its great melodic lines and beautiful heavy songs.

METAL CD RATINGS (USA) 3,5/5
 So add this CD to your list of very solid CDs that (if you're a fan of epic power metal) should be picked up at some point.

(Netherlands) 70/100

 (Sweden) 7/10
I must say they have made some very strong metal pearls on “Gates Of Dawn”.

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4/5
This album is not only for Blind Guardain fans, but for all metalheads fond of heavy, speed or thrash. Just one word : bravo !


FalkirK is up with the french metal leaders.

5/6
The new hymns from FalkirK really show the band's ability to become the absolute masters of this musical style.
FalkirK indisputably is very close to the 1st division, and you have to support this band without moderation.

 16/20
You'll enjoy this cd the 1st you'll listen to it, but it's less obvious than it seems, and this is its first quality.-

STRUTTER - (Netherlands)
FalkirK definitely proves to be one of the better French bands at the moment, just check out their new release! 6/10
FalkirK has composed complex, modern, and original songs. One thing is for sure : FalkirK is on the good way !

 4/5
The songs are realy great, the singer has a melodic/aggressive voice as I love them, and the keyboards are here to embellish the tunes without overdoing them. 5/6 (ouzbekistan)
All of the musicians played on the album, are real virtuosos. This album comes highly recommended to those into early Fates Warning (1986 & 1988), early Pain of Salvation (1997 & 1998), classic Voivod (1988 to 1993), etc.waste-of-sarael.net
We're not disapointed after listening, and we can say FalkirK is as good as german bands. (Germany) 7,5/10
The cover of "Magnus Imperium" also fits very well, the production is excellent, so the overall impression is very positive.
This french band is loved since a few years thanks to the pesonality and the freshness of his music. (spain)
Furious, solid and fast power metal full of qualities, that's what you get and much more than that in this album.
This band's really powerful. And what an icredible sound ! 13/20
A mix of the best actual melodic speed metalSHAPELESS ZINE ( italy) 8,5/10
What else can I say, except this cd is much better than many others bigger bands' latest releases...
The frenchies prove with power they are here to be in the big bands playground.
The music is complex, powerful, grand, but never ridiculous. Quite rare in this style.
With this Maguns Imperium, the quality's amateur can be happy. Always powerful but not silly, the FalkirK's metal plays on atmospheres.3,5/4
The bands knows how to write epic pieces as well as great power ballads. (italy)
A new european metal sensation. They are one of the bands who could bring something interesting in the metal today. 94/100 (canada)
The guitar work on this album is simply amazing . There are absolutely NO fillers on this album .Clearly one of my better purchases of the year...
Great guitar parts, various rhythms and a big sound, you have here a killer album !metal den 5/6 (Quebec)
To say that FLAKIRK is only at its second studio album could be difficult to believe for some further to the listening of the material contained on « Magnus Imperium ».
This cd is full of good ideas which will charm metal fans. (Argentina)
This combination of heavy guitars and keyboards is the signature sound of this amazing band. 3,5/5
This band is in my opinion much better than many bands signed on LMP, Arise Records & co.

4/6
Congratulations and see you with the next album !

4,3/5

9/10 (japan)
The Falkirk's style : a power speed true metal, a great singing, and 10 songs full of power and osmosis 8/10
We must admit that Falkirk had released a great album, mixing the traditional metal taste and a personal originality in the songwriting
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The parisian band shows here a sort of best of melodic speed metal. The skill, personnality and talent are here, all you have to do now is to support them.4/6
Really, this band has a huge potential which should put him to the highest levels. 4/6
Thier orignality and virtuosity should draw some labels' attention...- UNDERGROUND INVESTIGATION -
The Falkirk guys are really good and have a great songwriting.


History! Incredible! Brilliant ! You won't be able to not love them !
If you have to remain one name from the french metal scene, it's this one : FalkirK ! 8,5/10
There's a lot of good quality unsigned bands out there, and FALKIRK is definitely one of them.- SUBSTRATUM -
Falkirk takes the bet to deliver a powerful metal with a lot oh melancholic atmospheres with a "french touch" in the quality of song's introductions. metal den 4/6
This said, the band has all the elements to succeed.
The quality is here with this first album.- METAL INTERVENTION -
The songs are excellent, the sound only could be better, but the most important, the music, is perfect...


Falkirk easily is on the same level with bigger foreign bands .
This album's listening is a great pleasure. A band to support because a national or even international success is posible with such a good album. - L'HERITAGE DES ROIS -
A huge one ! Impressive !


Falkirk's speed metal does not a single error, has not a single kitsch aspect.

- FRENCH CONNECTION - 5/6
Falkirk should have a great future. A very good start.- METAL ANTHEMS -
The band wrote songs like no others. They have talent and class !

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Here is a good start for a this band which lacks money, but not talent !
To resume, with Falkirk we have a serious outsider on the french metal scene.


They have potential and charism.