ZANTEA CHRONICLES: THE DREAM DOMINATOR

An epic album with many singers, a prog metal album more than prog metal with synthetic ambiances, piano thanks to the presence of Antonis Adelfidi, the mastermind of this double album. A concept album in fact telling a heroic-fantasy story, a singular sound which therefore gives pride of place to keyboards, various organs from the 70s and other more aggressive 80s; note the absence of guitars which can disturb the listening flow. On 'The Prophecy' a nice ballad it goes well, on 'The Spell of Fakeness' for example, it can be sorely lacking, the proguous metallic being used to his little 6-string solo. The titles follow one another pleasantly, the keyboards are well provided but do not replace the long-awaited electric side; the voices enhance the atmosphere. Those who love the keyboard atmospheres of the 70s will be greatly satisfied with this theatrical musical moment, in 2020 we could also expect a little more, the duration being a potential obstacle. (2.75)