I admit I'm not real savvy to Neal Morse's material, but this just shines with both technical chops and an uplifting tone! Lot's of proggy keyboard runs and crunchy guitars, backed up by Mike Portnoy's solid drumming.
Candlemass can always lay out the lead. They've been pounding out their brand of epic doom metal for decades, and it never gets old! The touches of choir on the chorus really push this piece just that little bit higher.
So, apparently, this Japanese band has been rocking since the 80s alongside Loudness, and are finally getting some proper Western support and attention, and their experience shows! Nice epic heavy/power metal with some decent crunchy melodic lines.
It looks like Rhapsody of Fire isn't the only Italian Power Metal band stepping up in in 2019. Here is Ancient Bards continuing their saga, with all sorts of bombast, neo-classical riffing, and epicness to spare!
Oh, look! More Italian Power Metal! Vision Divine has been playing their style of prog/power metal for a while, and it sounds like they haven't lost a step! New singer sounds good as well!
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