Magna Carta\/Border<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026A celestial blend of enigmatic lyrical threads and layered neoclassical metal\u201d, that is a quote from the info sheet. You need a university degree in English to come up with that phrase I believe. X OPUS is a band that is said to mix JIMI HENDRIX with SYMPHONY X and JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH! Band leader and guitarist James Williams proudly states that this is the album he\u00b4s been waiting all his life to make. I really have great expectations by now\u2026<\/p>\n
And yes, the guitar intro to \u201cTerrified\u201d is really striking. I detect YNGWIE J MALMSTEEN in here to, and the shared vocal parts never fail to impress. In short: An opening track to die for. Summoning the ten tracks I find a tad too many overlong songs, and a title track that is a rather pointless interlude clocking in at 1.50. The basic idea of tracks like \u201cI Will Fly\u201d and \u201cForsaken (Requiem of the Forsaken)\u201d is fine, but doesn\u00b4t last for 7.9 to a massive 10.39! Then, on the other side there are fab songs like \u201cI\u00b4ll Find the Truth\u201d and the closing instrumental \u201cNever Forgotten\u201d, the latter I believe will never be forgotten. Sadly enough there are five songs betwixt those two that will be forgotten tomorrow. I tend to be very favorable of Magna Carta stuff, but this is too much of a hit and miss affair. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nTerrified
\nOn Top of the World
\nPharaohs of Lies
\nI\u00b4ll Find the Truth
\nIn the Heavens
\nThe Epiphany (Opus Benedictus Interlude)
\nI Will Fly
\nForsaken (Requiem of the Forsaken)
\nAngels of War
\nNever Forgotten<\/p>\n
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