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If you have a friend who tends to lump metal in a one
size fits all Iron Maiden ragbag, then play them this, it
will blow their preconceptions/misconceptions clean out
of the water. Formed by Luca Liotti (guitar, keys, music)
and Leonardo Moretti (bass, lyrics) in Florence in 1995,
they released the ‘Alchemical Trilogy’ between 1997 and
2004. Now they are back with an album about Florence (Firenze
in Italian) during the time of the Italian Rennaisance,
and the great Medici family of bankers who ruled the city.
Appropriately the lyrics are in Latin sung by soprano Cecilia
Boninsegni who has a gorgeous soft golden voice, backed
by lovely Gregorian and classical choirs.***
I am really struggling to come up with comparisons
for their classical music played by crunchy guitars, keys,
and rhythmic drums, the closest I can get is a lighter Therion,
Within Temptation at their most orchestral, and Ennio Morricone,
especially his later more orchestral works. Melodic, melancholic,
ethereal, spiritual, sublime, atmospheric, dramatic, and
contemplative, but they vary the tempo and never get weird
so it’s certainly not boring or difficult to listen to.
This would be the perfect soundtrack for the next Dan Brown
book to be turned into a film; I can just see Robert Langdon
gallivanting around Italy accompanied by this, the up-tempo
songs tailor made for the chases, the quieter tunes ideal
for the more poignant moments. So just dim the lights, light
some candles, pour some wine, lie back, relax and enjoy
this art metal that is actually a joy to listen to.***
If you like symphonic metal, classical/ecclesiastical/renaissance
music, and film soundtracks then the lovely digibook is
available from their record company, http://www.myfuneralrecords.com
, and their Myspace is http://www.myspace.com/innershrine
. How on earth do I score this, there’s nothing to compare
it to, all I know is that I really enjoyed it, so 8.75 out
of 10
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