Nuclear Blast
2006
1. Morituri Te Salutant (Instrumental)
2. Prelude Of Souls (Instrumental)
3. Innocent
4. Depression (Instrumental)
5. No Regrets
6. Confusion (Instrumental)
7. Black (Instrumental)
8. Beauty
9. No Fear
10. Soul Survivor
11. Full Moon
12. Kill Your Gods
13. Turn My World Around
14. Be With Me Or Be Gone
15. Speak Of The Dead
From the moment I heard what this new album's focus, I became immediately nervous about the what the result would be. This album's front half was told to be focused around the orchestral end of their style, which largely led to a decline in popularity for the band. Them moving back in a more direct power sound is what brought about a rebound for the band so, to say the least, this seemed a questionable move.
Well it seems my doubts were well justified after listening to this release. Instrumental after boring instrumental bog down the opening third of the album which is the 8 part 'Suite Lingua Mortis'. The actual songs aren't much better either as the riffs seem like an afterthought compared to the orchestration. Much like their other orchestra backed material these songs just lack punch and the fact that 5 out of 8 tracks are utterly dull instrumentals makes a good third of the album make me want to go to sleep. This part of the album has some good singing, but all in all I've got to call it a throw away. I don't think I will ever want to hear the Lingua Mortis Suite again after I am finished with this review.
The rest of the album is more like what you might expect of Rage. Upbeat power metal in a style that mostly resembles Unity and Soundchaser. The problem here is that the riffing doesn't seem as interesting and varied and the songwriting is lackluster. Simply put, this sounds like left overs and that the band was more interested in their supposed classical opus. If track 9 to 15 were the entire album it could pass for a decent, if unremarkable Rage album. With a 1/3 of the album being completely boring though and the rest seeming lacking I can't give this one much of a grade. The later part is ok, but just doesn't make up for the failure of the first part. After Soundchaser this album has to be considered a huge disappointment.
Highlights: Speak Of The Dead, Full Moon
Rating - 2.0/5
2. Prelude Of Souls (Instrumental)
3. Innocent
4. Depression (Instrumental)
5. No Regrets
6. Confusion (Instrumental)
7. Black (Instrumental)
8. Beauty
9. No Fear
10. Soul Survivor
11. Full Moon
12. Kill Your Gods
13. Turn My World Around
14. Be With Me Or Be Gone
15. Speak Of The Dead
From the moment I heard what this new album's focus, I became immediately nervous about the what the result would be. This album's front half was told to be focused around the orchestral end of their style, which largely led to a decline in popularity for the band. Them moving back in a more direct power sound is what brought about a rebound for the band so, to say the least, this seemed a questionable move.
Well it seems my doubts were well justified after listening to this release. Instrumental after boring instrumental bog down the opening third of the album which is the 8 part 'Suite Lingua Mortis'. The actual songs aren't much better either as the riffs seem like an afterthought compared to the orchestration. Much like their other orchestra backed material these songs just lack punch and the fact that 5 out of 8 tracks are utterly dull instrumentals makes a good third of the album make me want to go to sleep. This part of the album has some good singing, but all in all I've got to call it a throw away. I don't think I will ever want to hear the Lingua Mortis Suite again after I am finished with this review.
The rest of the album is more like what you might expect of Rage. Upbeat power metal in a style that mostly resembles Unity and Soundchaser. The problem here is that the riffing doesn't seem as interesting and varied and the songwriting is lackluster. Simply put, this sounds like left overs and that the band was more interested in their supposed classical opus. If track 9 to 15 were the entire album it could pass for a decent, if unremarkable Rage album. With a 1/3 of the album being completely boring though and the rest seeming lacking I can't give this one much of a grade. The later part is ok, but just doesn't make up for the failure of the first part. After Soundchaser this album has to be considered a huge disappointment.
Highlights: Speak Of The Dead, Full Moon
Rating - 2.0/5
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