METANOIA

This epic album is a stunning concept album, a bit prolix and with a few common places regarding such symphonic metal at the beginning, but for sure it is much better than their previous debut album. In fact after a few tracks,above all by regarding the solos at the keyboards and the excellent interplays with the guitars as well, you are into their first grandeur. Besides I like to remark the great contribution of the female vocalist, one of the most talented ones, even though unfortunately she has decided to break-up with this line-up by NEXUS, probably definitively. Anyway, even though you could remain as much influenced as disappointed during the first music passages concerning the first tracks (talking about such usual "metal prog" common places which make me feel that my righter evaluation should be "2 stars"), you can change idea after the first half of this album, whose definitive improvement is clear to all of us at the end of the concept only!! Recommended!!