This version is even worse than the original. Oh Luca.

The album sounds really bad, but this version is perfect!

Oh Luca, what happened to you? I miss the neo-classical, symphonic power metal days of your band and now we get this crap?.. Oh well, at least we still have Rhapsody of Fire new album coming up.

Written by YourRequiem on 19.12.2015 at 19:52

Oh Luca, what happened to you? I miss the neo-classical, symphonic power metal days of your band and now we get this crap?.. Oh well, at least we still have Rhapsody of Fire new album coming up.

But it's "cinematic" or so he keeps saying. This means quieter guitars and far too much orchestration. I reviewed his last album for this site and it started hurting my head after a few spins. It's a shame that with the split of the old Rhapsody, we now have two VERY average bands in its place. The new RoF samples from the upcoming album don't fill me with hope

Written by Belegûr on 19.12.2015 at 20:22

Written by YourRequiem on 19.12.2015 at 19:52

Oh Luca, what happened to you? I miss the neo-classical, symphonic power metal days of your band and now we get this crap?.. Oh well, at least we still have Rhapsody of Fire new album coming up.

But it's "cinematic" or so he keeps saying. This means quieter guitars and far too much orchestration. I reviewed his last album for this site and it started hurting my head after a few spins. It's a shame that with the split of the old Rhapsody, we now have two VERY average bands in its place. The new RoF samples from the upcoming album don't fill me with hope

This album was terrible, I love orchestration but this is just way too over the top. Personally think the new singles sound good from RoF, seems like a step in the right direction.

Written by AngelofDeth on 20.12.2015 at 00:29

Written by Belegûr on 19.12.2015 at 20:22

Written by YourRequiem on 19.12.2015 at 19:52

Oh Luca, what happened to you? I miss the neo-classical, symphonic power metal days of your band and now we get this crap?.. Oh well, at least we still have Rhapsody of Fire new album coming up.

But it's "cinematic" or so he keeps saying. This means quieter guitars and far too much orchestration. I reviewed his last album for this site and it started hurting my head after a few spins. It's a shame that with the split of the old Rhapsody, we now have two VERY average bands in its place. The new RoF samples from the upcoming album don't fill me with hope

This album was terrible, I love orchestration but this is just way too over the top. Personally think the new singles sound good from RoF, seems like a step in the right direction.

This album and new single are fantastic. If your the type that prefers to have rhapsody remain more metal sounding rather than go and explore new areas you will definitely have problems with this record. I personally prefer it when an artist takes a risk exploring a new sound that they want to play with. I'm glad to see luca is still inspired to do more than just continue producing the traditional rhapsody sound. More orchestrations and less guitar are welcome as long its done right, and luca has definitely done right.

Written by CWA on 20.12.2015 at 08:52

This album and new single are fantastic. If your the type that prefers to have rhapsody remain more metal sounding rather than go and explore new areas you will definitely have problems with this record. I personally prefer it when an artist takes a risk exploring a new sound that they want to play with. I'm glad to see luca is still inspired to do more than just continue producing the traditional rhapsody sound. More orchestrations and less guitar are welcome as long its done right, and luca has definitely done right.

I have no problem with an artist exploring the more orchestral side of their music and sometimes even prefer it. I even loved the symphonic driven albums Stand Up and Shout by Turisas and even Tuomas' (from Nightwish) pure orchestration solo album. The problem here is it just doesn't sound good. There's just way too much shit going on in the song and remixing and adding even more shit to an overloaded track doesn't help. Sometimes simpler is better.

Written by AngelofDeth on 21.12.2015 at 09:39

Written by CWA on 20.12.2015 at 08:52

This album and new single are fantastic. If your the type that prefers to have rhapsody remain more metal sounding rather than go and explore new areas you will definitely have problems with this record. I personally prefer it when an artist takes a risk exploring a new sound that they want to play with. I'm glad to see luca is still inspired to do more than just continue producing the traditional rhapsody sound. More orchestrations and less guitar are welcome as long its done right, and luca has definitely done right.

I have no problem with an artist exploring the more orchestral side of their music and sometimes even prefer it. I even loved the symphonic driven albums Stand Up and Shout by Turisas and even Tuomas' (from Nightwish) pure orchestration solo album. The problem here is it just doesn't sound good. There's just way too much shit going on in the song and remixing and adding even more shit to an overloaded track doesn't help. Sometimes simpler is better.

I think you would agree that your statement is entirely your subjective opinion. You say it sounds bad, I say it sounds good, who's right? You say there is too much going on, but i say the more layers the better (to an extent) because it gives me a reason to come back and listen to it again and here something that I missed before, which I still am 15-20 spins later. Thanks you for the mention of the Turisas album by the way. I plan on checking it out.