PETALI DI FUOCO

"Petals of Fire" - the title couldn't describe better, the beauty, tenderness and the raging passion on this. I can't resist any more, even after only 2 bare days of listening...Too good to be true!!! My first contact with "La Maschera di Cera", from my same country Italy, and already so enthusiast to have met each other here on PA! Maybe early to write a review, but I would like to recommend this great record to everybody who get pleasure in listening real prog rock, with strong melodies: classic prog rock instrumentation - flute, guitars, hammonds, and a great, powerful singing, and a great production (PFM influenced)!!. Momentarily, the songs "il Declino" and "Phoenix", that mix into each other to form what I understand a single >10min great piece, it's a favorite of 2010. And great moving feelings from the closer "La Notte Trasparente", the opener "Fino all'Aurora", "Petali di Fuoco"...mmm, it seems I'm listing as favorites all of the numbers...Now, can't stand anymore to explore previous works from LMDC...APPLAUSI! 4,5 stars - no doubt