Here the layered vocals are again of high quality, simply amazing! The obligatory solo is set halfway, after which the song again runs its proper course. Fast drumming pushes the catchy, melodic chorus onwards. The choir adds to the bombast, of course. Fierce music is what you get here, with vicious vocals. When you marry RHAPSODY and NIGHTWISH, one possible outcome would be “Across This Life”, where powerful guitar work, thundering drums and dominating orchestral layers rule the track. the choir, which makes the song all the more awesome) fulfills its obligations. Emotion is again expressed in a short break before the solo, after which more vocal work (i.e. The orchestral foundation remains the most crucial aspect here, guiding the vocals, filling holes, and so on. The chorus, the part that usually holds all the musical volume and power, sounds again massive, grand, but also emotional.
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After a second run of the intro theme, the verses are played with full instrumentation and the singing is quite simply breathtaking, passionate.
The whole sounds very cinematic, like a fairytale, one could say. The verses are atmospheric, Sara sings with a soft voice. The symphonic arrangements are the foundation of this song, while guitars and drums again form the other half of the work. Then comes one of the, in my opinion, best songs on this album: “Flaming Heart”. Afterwards the usual parts return, while all ends in style. This theme continues, yet now guiding the guitar solo. Bassist Martino Garattoni gets his moment of glory, assisted by the bursting symphonics of before. The chorus sounds massive and bombastic, somehow comparable to FAIRYLAND. And then it’s time to put the cards onto the table: “A Greater Purpose” bursts loose with a choir and pieces of symphonic Metal, a sort of warning shot, as the full attack follows rapidly, EPICA-style! High tempo Power Metal with guitars and drums (a keyrole here for Federico Gatti) delivering said power, and the symphonic arrangements operating from the back.
However, as good as Sara can sing, she still has an accent to work away somehow, a common problem for a.o. Like before, the album begins with a cinematic, spoken intro (“Before The Storm”). That same year, however, singer Sara Squadrani was featured on AYREON’s latest masterpiece, “The Theory Of Everything”. After the recordings – I take it it was after the recordings – of “A New Dawn Ending”, guitarist Fabio Balducci (SYNFUL IRA) left the band.
Again the band worked with Simone Mularoni (DGM, EMPYRIOS, … – see more at this location) to create a powerful sound. 3 in the trilogy is out since the 25th of April: “A New Dawn Ending”. You can read my review of the album here.Īnno 2014, album no. So much even that for me it was the album of the year (see here). In short: they improved themselves on all levels. 2, came out in 2011, and showed a band that had grown, that had gained experience. The album was very well received, generally speaking, and so the band put to work on the follow-up, meanwhile playing the necessary gigs. “The Alliance Of The Kings” was the first part of a trilogy. Having a female singer, Sara Squadrani, made things a little different and yet more interesting.
Not that the band is a clone, not at all, but their music is very comparable. Fans could have waiting long for RHAPSODY OF FIRE to return to their former self – something that was sure not to happen – and so ANCIENT BARDS filled that hole. Finally, Limb had found another diamond like he had in the late 1990s. ANCIENT BARDS, the Italian heirs to the throne of RHAPSODY (OF FIRE), stepped into the spotlights in 2010 when their debut album, “The Alliance Of The Kings”, was released via Limb Music.
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