A great album. And I thought that he would never again happen to excel, as it does regularly! The storyline is served by a small number of singers, 7, all delivering an outstanding performance, well beyond their performance in their respective training for certain, I especially think about Cristina Scabbia of LACUNA COIL and Marco Hietala of NIGHTWISH. It also has real revelations come to Sara Squadrani ANCIENT BARD, which delivers a sweet and powerful song; a treat! Lucassen also gives us a much more instrumental album, the two main themes bring smiles to fans of the musician, as one recognizes his musical tic without tiring. Extremely well crafted, these two themes are growing all along the four major phases of the disc, and return each in various forms. 5 years were not too much to give us such a gem! One of the albums of the year for me.
