This new album by Visions Of Atlantis marks a change in their repertoire. Whereas before you could categorize the band as producing symphonic metal, this album is more going in the direction of classical heavy metal.
There are still some symphonic elements of course, but in comparison to their previous album ‘Delta’ this album has more of an edge, by which I mean that the bombastic and operatic elements have been drastically reduced.
The fact that they still have two vocalists, and good ones, also is a major contribution to their music. And I prefer it when Maxi Nil sings in a normal way, rather than the opera voice. What also is remarkable is that the keyboards are more in the background than on their previous albums. Not all fans will appreciate this change I’m afraid, but I like it.