MAGIC SPELLS

I recently started listening to this brazilian band, Apocalypse. They have very good albums, and some of them (Aurora dos Sonhos and Lendas Encantadas really deserve everyone's attention. With this album, Magic Spells, the brazilians start a new direction, changing the lyrics from portuguese to english, and recruiting a new vocalist. Even if Chico Cassara (the previous one) didn't fullfill my expectatives, there was something special and soft about his voice that did match Apocalypse perfectly. With the enter of Gustavo Demarchi here, sometimes I have the sensation of hearing a bad copy of Arena. The keyboards and the guitars are still ok, but it's shocking how much a voice can change the atmosphere. Not so much new here, this disc is most made of old songs, with english vocals (instead of portuguese). Good only if you are a fan, and want to listen the beginning of the new road. Some versions include 13 songs, the last 2 being studio tracks. Of these, "Escape" is interesting and in fact I enjoyed it, but "Not like you" is a complete bore. 2 stars. Just for the fans and the collectors.