Days Of Rising Doom: The Metal Opera - Aina

I was pretty excited when I finally got my hands on 'Days of Rising Doom,' the sole release (so far) from a veritable supergroup of power metal that I remembered being unanimously applauded on this site a few years ago, but at the same time I was almost certain that it was going to be a disappointment for one reason or another; namely, if this self-proclaimed 'Metal Opera' didn't live up to either style. Unfortunately, it doesn't. One of the many prominent figures in international power metal to grace this recording, Tobias Sammet had already released a similarly ambitious project with two albums under the name Avantasia, which also bore the collective title ...  Read the complete review

Aina - Days of Rising Doom is a metal opera produced my Sascha Paeth, one of the best (if not the best) power metal producers in the world. He joined his talent with Robert Rizzo, Amanda Summervile and Miro to create what is probably one of the best musical productions ever. Has this review is of the limited edition, that includes one extra cd and one dvd, I will go through each of this itens separately CD1 (The main album): Being the disc where the entire story unfolds, this is where we can find the main tracks. They go from ballads, like the beautiful ?Silver ...  Read the complete review

Aina is not just a metal opera, it spans many genres of music that go from power metal to classical to oriental. There is one song that could be used by Disney as a soundtrack (Silver Maiden - especially the track on Disk 2 by the beautiful Amanda Somerville). From beginning to end, the story is perfectly arranged and the atmosphere is so real that you are drawn into this epic tale. The concept, story and lyrics are from the newcomer Amanda Somerville. She also sings in several of the songs and what a voice she has. Keep an eye on this one - I predict great things to come. The first thing that will hit you with this Limited Edition album is the packaging: a 64 ...  Read the complete review