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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. 11