Graphic Design: Rocío Echávarri / Photos by Alex Kuehr
listened to Bob Catley playing Lavender, a
symphonic theme, also with well elaborated
choruses, in a gospel or musical theater style,
which even becomes motivating.
Requiem for a Dream appears now, it
starts musically as an invitation to mass,
but after a few seconds the power metal
explosion begins with hard and strong riffs
and the drums of the bass drum to give
entry to Michael Kiske who does not miss
his appointment with Avantasia , singing
a duet with Tobias, he keeps showing us
that he is in top form and remains one of
the most representative voices of power
metal. The musical work is splendid and
there are moments when the guitars
resemble the style of Helloween, spiced up
with symphonic sounds and ending with
tremendous riffs before the end.
As a special bonus we have the cover of
Maniac by Michaer Sembello, yes that song
we heard in the movie Flashdance, with a
much more rocker touch.
With this we close, until now, Avantasia’s
latest work, leaving us with a pleasant taste
in every way. But I would expect the next
Tobias installment to take a little more risk. It
is clear that the classic Metal Opera will not
return (or who knows) and it is obvious that
Tobi is a monster in composition and I’m sure
we can expect a lot, a lot from him.
For now, we must enjoy this album that is a
work of art since the cover.
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