LMO

Every song of this album are amazing!!! A lot of effort, creativity, imagination and outstanding musicians are involved in this project. The mind and the music behind this album is guitar virtuoso Victor Smolski. And also, Peavy in vocals and lyrics, with the company of two female voices and a big sounding orchestra. From my point of view as a listener, this is a perfect album. I love every song of this album. I bought the new Almanac album (produced by Victor Smolski) and they sound similar (production). So, if you like this album, you will enjoy the Almanac album too.

I got into Victor Smolski from his ALMANAC thing, and boy, this cat flat out wails on guitar, everything he's involved in is high quality, he's endlessly inventive, is a great composer, and like TOBI from AVANTASIA he brings great players/singers to the fore and allows them to shine, I can heartily vouch for any project he's in, you'll get a certain level of professionalism and craft,so I can say that this kicks serious amounts of tail, it's well worth the dough and delivers the goods!

When I first listened to this album, I was put off by the vocals. They seemed "over-the-top. But the music was amazing. Power riffs, beautiful melodies, killer solos, bombastic brass hits, and excellent production. Now I've grown accustom to the vocal style and the whole album just plain rocks. Guaranteed you'll be humming these tunes long after the disc stops spinning.

If you like lush, operatic, symphonic, metal-tinged prog this is a no-brainer. And, somehow they manage to sound very different from all of the other bands doing this type of thing (Tristania, Therion, Leaves Eyes, etc.) Absolutely incredible with a good pair of headphones.

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Awesome Album !!

Great CD , the more i listen to it the more i like it ! The vocals from the singer could be better IMO !

I did NOT see this coming. After twenty one studio albums and decades of international success, German rockers Rage, led by Peter 'Peavey' Wagner bring their unique sound into the realm of gothic metal. Adding two operatic female vocalists and a symphonic backing, this album is more than the sum of its parts. Yes, Rage has gone symphonic on the previous Lingua Mortis album, but adding the operatic element places this offering among bands like Nightwish and Epica.The songs Cleansed by Fire, Lament, and Eye For an Eye are standouts but there's something to enjoy in every track. Peavey's voice is as strong as always, and the female leads are perfect. These aren't all Rage-style rockers... there's a mellow, graceful element here especially on Lament (which is a MUST hear).Honestly I'm astounded that there aren't more reviews here, seeing as this was released last year. I have to wonder if this resulted from the decision to release under the LMO brand instead of as a Rage album. To that end, this feels like Rage may be attempting to repeat the success of the almost-unknown Savatage when that bank launched the famous Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It may also be why Rage fans don't know this album is out there.... it doesn't show up in a lot of searches (Metal Archives for one), but this has always been a challenge for Rage which always returns alongside the unrelated and defunct Rage Against The Machine.That aside, Rage fans need to give this album a listen. Fans of the original Lingua Mortis (I know you are out there!) will find LMO a huge expansion into the orchestral/gothic metail genre.

Rage/LMO are one of the best examples from european bands. This cd shows it without any doubt.

BRILL!!!!

Excellent album. great listenning experience!

Non avevo mai ascoltato i Rage e mi aspettavo comunque l'effetto déja-vu di un gruppo metal che si aggrega a un'orchestra e tenta di far ottima musica (perché esistono, ma solo in pochi riescono nell'impresa). I Rage colpiscono nel segno, anche se - va detto - la parte "orchestra" non si percepisce in modo così corposo come avrei sperato. Dall'altro lato c'è un gruppo che sa suonare e sa fare musica senza scadere nel banale. Si sentono pesanti influenze prog e qualcosa di hardcore punk, tutto ben miscelato allo stile dei Rage al quale mi sono dedicato ascoltando diversi demo dei loro molti altri lavori. È un buon album con buone idee, ma con un pochino più di attenzione avrebbe potuto essere un capolavoro.

Autant préciser que j'adore Rage, surtout depuis l'arrivéé de Smolsky, musicien hors pair et compositeur de talent..........comme son papa en Bielorussie........Victor a beaucoup apporté, a fait évoluer la musique de Rage et l'a porté trés haut, dans un registre Metal symphonique ou beaucoup de groupes se sont lamentablement vautrés.........voila, j'étais resté là dessus, et notament sur 21, l'avant dernier, ou Rage était revenu aux sources...........pas de symphoniqe, mais un métal direct et intelligent.......surprenant aprés toutes ces années..............Rage n'était pas mort, loin de là...................et puis, ce LMO.......que dire, que dire........ben que je n'ai pas du tout aimé.Rien a dire niveau orchestration, tout est tip top, archi pro et bien travaillé..........c'est pas du foutage de gueule.....mais je n'aime pas.Les compos sonnent trop " Eurovision " d'y il y a 10 ans, la voix de Peavy s'est trop adoucie, on dirait le Pere Noel chantant.........en fait, à mon sens c'est bien trop "nian nian" et trop long.....ça tourne quelques peu en rond.....y'a bien quelques p'tits trucs qui m'ont plu par ci par là, mais trop peu pour que j'apprécie cette galette.......trop de symphonie tue la symphonie, et ce coté " Eurovision".........tout simplement indigeste.Dans le style métal symphonique, je préfére largement ce que Rage a produit y'a une quinzaine d'années, à savoir XIII et GHOST...........mais d''autres apprécieront certainement ce LMO........c'est sur.J'espére qu'ils vont vite se ressaisir ces bougres de métalleux teutons et j'ai vraiment mal de ne leurs accorder que 2 étoiles...........