Ελληνικά
Last Updated on 07:47 PM by Giorgos Tsekas
Genre: Opera Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Country: Germany
Year: 2015
Haters are gonna hate. Sammet is one of the most talented musicians of our day, producing a lot of quality music with both Edguy and Avantasia. He doesn’t tour for forty years because his efforts don’t sell a load of copies (although the return of the vinyl increased the sales), but releases albums and tours constantly. As far as Avantasia go, he has accomplished many important things both because of the operatic metal style he has adopted and the many guests in each album. The success for his field is huge, since “Ghostlights” managed to get a fairly high position in the Greek charts, despite the current situation of our country.
In this album, he completes the trilogy with the third chapter of the concept Sammer created back in 1999 with a fairly good cast. One way or another, after the first two albums I didn’t care for that much for them, simply because the musical styles change rather quickly. The composition style remains the same, with Sascha Paeth and Miro being the pillars as always. Seeing the artists / idols that are featured in this record, you’ll hit the “play” button instantly: Jørn Lande, Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids), Dee Snider, Geoff Tate, Michael Kiske, Marco Hietala, Sharon den Adel,Herbie Langhans (SinBreed), Robert Mason (Warrant), Bob Catley (Magnum).
For most of the artists the tracks are adjusted to their terms and the style of the band each one is participating in. The participation of Dee Snider in «Τhe Haunting» is considered a pleasant surprise, since the song is dark and far away from the songs Dee Snider prefers singing. Likewise, the participation of Geoff Tate in «Seduction Of Decay» is quite surprising, after the disappointing efforts he delivered the last years. My objection would lie on “No More Kiske”. Since his return, he hasn’t stopped joining projects and seeing him in the same projects over and over again is a little bit tiring and it would be better if someone else was invited. The best track of the record is by far the excellent 12-minute song “Let Τhe Storm Descend Upon You” featuring Jørn Lande, Ronnie Atkins, Robert Mason. “Master Οf Τhe Pendulum” (with Marco Hietala/Nightwish), “Babylon Vampyres” (with R. Mason/Warrant) and “Unchain Τhe Light” (with Atkins, Kiske) stand out too.
4/6
