Symphony North -- New Band

[Mangar]

I just discovered Symphony North recently.  While they get zero points for originality (they're blatantly trying to be TSO), I do like their "Bell Ringer" album.  Overall, I think it's a stronger effort than the past couple of TSO albums.  My one issue with their songwriting is that it occasionally has a bit TOO much going on, to the point where the song structure sometimes feels a bit random.  But the musicianship is excellent, and the singers are all impressive.  Nice to hear Jody Ashworth on a few tracks again, too.  Since my first TSO album was BLN, he was the guy I associated as the voice of TSO for a long time, despite the fact that I don't think he ever toured with them.
The full album is on Spotify for anyone who's interested in checking it out.