Rhapsody Of Fire - From Chaos To Eternity review
| Band: | Rhapsody Of Fire |
| Album: | From Chaos To Eternity |
| Style: | Symphonic power metal |
| Release date: | June 17, 2011 |
| A review by: | Baz Anderson |
01. Ad Infinitum
02. From Chaos To Eternity
03. Tempesta Di Fuoco
04. Ghosts Of Forgotten Worlds
05. Anima Perduta
06. Aeons Of Raging Darkness
07. I Belong To The Stars
08. Tornado
09. Heroes Of The Waterfalls' Kingdom
1 - Lo Spirito Della Foresta
2 - Realm Of Sacred Waterfalls
3 - Thanor's Awakening
4 - Northern Skies Enflamed
5 - The Splendour Of Angels' Glory (A Final Revelation)
10. Flash Of The Blade [Iron Maiden cover] [Digipack bonus]
There comes a time as part of life as a fan when you have to resign yourself to the fact that the band will probably never top those earlier albums you have gloriously laid on display in your bedroom shrine, and learn to not expect too much when a new album arises and just be satisfied with it. From Chaos To Eternity comes after only a short wait after the band's last EP The Cold Embrace Of Fear and album The Frozen Tears Of Angels saw release. Since the band's new record contract, they have clearly been hard at work getting their backlog of ideas onto CD.
Rhapsody's latest CD From Chaos To Eternity is then a prime example of an album that will never be remembered as a masterpiece, but just another title in the ever-growing discography with a few nice songs on it. The opening duo of "From Chaos To Eternity" and "Tempesta Di Fuoco" are good examples of nice songs that fail to bring anything to the table that hasn't already been heard on every past Rhapsody album. "Aeons Of Raging Darkness" on the other hand is the most aggressive song the band have ever put to CD with some harsh vocals, and "Tornado" could even sit in the Power Of The Dragonflame album without sounding out of place, which can never be a bad thing.
Rhapsody are a victim of their own high standards; no one can deny that these Italians will always be a great band, one of the best, but with classics to look back on like Symphony Of Enchanted Lands and Dawn Of Victory, new albums that don't provide the listener with anything original like this one are destined to be sidelined in the long run. Maintaining the highest level of production, there are a couple of great parts on this album. The question is whether you like the band enough to sit through the majority of an album you might as well have already heard before, twenty-minute epic included to hear them.
A good album, but something from outside the box would be greatly appreciated next time .
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Symphonic Power metal
Italy
Length: 57:22
Nuclear Blast
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 10 |
Comments
| PastR Posts: 7  |
This is his best album, just getting better and better. I consider the best band Rhapsody, because it really makes their music with passion and complexity. Perfect compositions. A true masterpiece, like all his previous albums. Rhapsody will always be the best.
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| RafaRata Posts: 117  |
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| farfaramir Posts: 128  |
I don't think this albums trys to be original, because it's closing an era on the Rhapsody Discography. In that case, it had all the elements that make the first album masterpieces, and it works very well in that way. As a matter of fact, if this album would had been a revolutionary thing in originality terms, I would be a little dissapointed. In my opinion, it's an excelent album, even when it's not original in any point, it bring all the Rhapsody spirit on it: dragons, dragons, and more dragons. 
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| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561  |
I still think that Rhapsody should do a concept album about the tragic war between the Commando Elite and Gorgonites in the only Dreamworks movie worth watching Small Soldiers . That shit would sell TRILLIONS.
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
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| Daggon Underpaid M.D. Posts: 1689  |
This is the review I expected to see here in MS, I haven't listened to the album yet, but I'm sure that my overall impression will be a lot like this.
---- "Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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| JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567  |
I find the album starts off very, very strong but loses steam toward the end. If it kept the pace, Id give it a 9 without blinking an eye
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| JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1567 |
Written by LeChron James on 14.06.2011 at 03:44 this is funny on so many levels
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| farfaramir Posts: 128 |
Now that they split, you understand the reason why It doesn't have to be the most original album of all times...
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669  |
I think, you were much too kind here, Baz...yes, it should score some points as a debut of a new group, but as a conclusion of nearly two decades of musicianship, it is just surprisingly weak and utterly boring...empty, uninspiring, pointless...the more i listen to it, the more i hate it... and i say that as a heart fan of Rhapsody...but even "The Cold Embrace Of Fear" was superior to this in ability to attract attention and even "Triumph Or Agony" has more brighter moments than this...
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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