HELLOWEEN (KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS)

  Introductions usually try to capture a piece's essence in a brief grasp and set a relaxed pace without an 'abrupt' right-off jump, much the same an an an albums' more or less does; case in point Initiation, from Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I. As a standard default, an ascent, to prepare a journey through the record. Initiaion is orchestration tinged, tipping to an abrupt ending. The orchestration is further explored in Part II, which has a Thrash appeal in some of its songs.

  Giving way to track number two, which, building on a hold and intruding with fast pace and a rhythm from which Michael Kiske bases his singing is created by non overbearing riffs. Neither are the vocals short of impressive, as they hit a lot of high notes while shifting back without strain. 1987 fell in a prediction-casting period with increasing technological advances. A Power Metal output jumping into the same melee? No sir. Well, somehow. . . . Fantasy plays its part, for the band's take. 2016 has reared its head alright.

  A mid-section ballad balances an energized album—almost splitting it into two; not in the interlude sense. One of Part I's best of highlights is where the drums complement bass lines, or a bass played in conjunction with the drums. Whichever way it could be viewed.

  29 years later, it still is a go to record catalogue—that went on to become a genre blueprint, lyrics abound too. THOSE SEVEN DEADLY SINS / HADES SENDS NO EVILS YET.

STRAIGHT TO A POINT—ARTICLE DEFINITELY DISPOSABLE (ANT-MAN)

  Along the genial/mad scientist trope—The ADD part of the title—hindsight comes a little too late in the draft. And many a times, self-actualization sets in with haste to disentangle escalating thirst for power from discovery's leaps; if with an ominous aid of foresight—a feature careening from many Marvel productions; but less as in-your-face as in the second Amazing Spider-Man. Whichever its form be—from underhanded conspiracies to corporate espionage: a case whose grips clench Dr. Hank Pym with DETERMINATION (AMPERS)AND / ANIMATED STREAM DRONE (PIN).

  It is at Pym Tech where founder Pym is conducting researches, his protégé gets word about Hank's particle that could change the atomic distance between atoms while increasing density and strength: A formula with shrinking abilities; An enchantment to brain activity; The Pym particle—a substance that could change the texture of reality (the incomprehensible quantum side of things).

  The assistant prodigy, Darren Cross, manages to retrieve the formula for replication, and the trope spirals to a climax—showcasing a pursuit inherent since time. In contrast to the liquid Pym particle, Cross manages to create an erastz formula, contained in a laser. It gets  modified to enable it shrink organic tissue. This tech is sold to Pym's enemies, even right at his face—mean mugged HYDRA reps and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s ex-defence position holder.

Ant-Man; the new Quicksilver

  With control as the centre-piece to the setting, ants and their organizational structure mirrored what it entails, but not without a leader, and neither a queen this time. Whereas Empire of the Ants magnified ants against sugar-hills to manly heights, both formulas alter atomic relative distance to shrink man to antistic dimensions. Going sub-atomic flares micro-zoom-in, where the psychedelic experience tampers with the overwhelming quantum world. Space-time becomes irrelevant in this realm, and . . . uncanny void is forever.