Very impressive indeed!!!
Alucard | 01/29/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I will be honest, this album is not perfect. However, it is plagued with the exact same faults that so many potentially platinum metal bands experience. Less than stellar audio production and mixing, combined with poor transitioning. Why do I grant it 5 stars than? Other than those typical issues, this album shines really hard. The material and melody is magnificent, and the vocals are superb. If you are not aware, the frontman and lead guitarist for this band is the founder and X-member of Labyrinth. Talk about an outrageous band, their first album "Return to Heaven Denied" almost made my weep it was so rich. This album cannot hope to restore that splendor, but does in fact glimmer with nostalgic traces. Rightly so, the mastermind Olaf Thorsen is behind it. The album itself is a concept album much like Queensryche's "Operation Mindcrime." The story is actually very decent, and has uncanny relevance to real-time events. The song 6048 is quite impressive, and the lyrics still move me after 20 listens. This album is very obscure and most people are not aware it exists. That is just too bad, it is a delight and I would recommend it to anyone, even my Grandma who is most definitely going deaf. Honestly though folks, the piano and instrumentation is top notch. I only fear that like Fabio Lione who was the X-singer, their current singer is just too damn good for this band. I would bet top dollar, that in a predestined time, he will leave this band and move on to glory. If he doesn't he is a fool, his voice is up their with the best of the best."
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1