Despite having formative roots growing back to 2007, this is the bands second only full length album, following on, as it does, from 2010's "Act One", an album that drew a lot of favourable reviews and comments, in particular, from their home stomping ground of France. So, what of the follow up, well, my initial reaction Despite having formative roots growing back to 2007, this is the bands second only full length album, following on, as it does, from 2010's "Act One", an album that drew a lot of favourable reviews and comments, in particular, from their home stomping ground of France. So, what of the follow up, well, my initial reaction was one of total admiration for the levels of technical dexterity demonstrated and delivered by the musicians in question, hard hitting riffs, and more tempo changes than you could shake a stick at, very much in the Epica vein. Opening with the hugely atmospheric, if not hugely original, strains of "Beyond The Gate Of A Deep Slumber", it takes no time at all to blend seamlessly into the glorious "Nightmare Circus", the clean female vocal of Laure Laborde intertwined with the manic and malevolent growling of Steven Scriver to ultimate effect, racing through eight minutes and over of progressive, melodic, symphonic, Gothic and any other derivative of Metal that you can think of, very impressive indeed. The pace and level is maintained to aplomb, with following track "Dorian", again, pretty much a fifty fifty split is evident as regards vocal [...]
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