Rhapsody

Symphony Of Enchanted Lands

Listen with open ears and an open mind

Review Score:

(10/10)
"Symphony of Enchanted Lands" is not your average power/symphonic metal album. There's textures and layers to be explored and appreciated, and it won't completely sink in on the first listen. Rhapsody's second album is not as "aggressive" as their first (although they've returned to that sound and then some on their third masterpiece "Dawn of Victory") but the combination of heavy metal riffs and classical orchestrations provided by this Italian band is unlike anything else I've heard. The first proper song on the album "Emerald Sword" will send you onto the nearest horse, sword held high, riding to save the queen or fight for the king. More of the same follows, as the album rises and falls with the feel of a Hollywood soundtrack (hence the label of "Hollywood metal" the band uses to describe its sound) until the final track sharing the name of the album, a beautiful and haunting conclusion to the story the album tells. A must for any fan of European metal!

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