Produced by Luca Turilli
Released: 2006
Luca Turilli is the guitairst and songwriter with Italian band Rhapsody of Fire (previously known as Rhapsody) and this review will show you that I can't say I've ever been much of a fan of that band and their plastic-sounding B-Grade spaghetti sword-and-sorcery film soundtrack music, and as such I wasn't looking forward to this. Released from the constraints of his main band, however, Luca Turilli has made the sort of album to which Rhapsody has only ever aspired.
The Infinite Wonders of Creation opens with a truly rousing orchestral piece that sounds like it came from the soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings and is far more convincing than anything Rhapsody has ever done. This impressive beginning leads into a couple of Blind Guardian-style epic metal tracks, featuring a combination of soprano and tenor singers and solidly metal guitar lines and riffs. Being less than familiar with any of Turilli's other solo outings, this album reminded me at times of Therion, not just stylistically but in general.
The amalgamation of metal with the classical and operatic style is seamless and the overall concept is, as you could expect from Turilli, well executed. It's hard not to make comparisons with Rhapsody here, as I have done several times, and fans of that band should really love this. Even those who have no time for that band, however, may well appreciate The Infinite Wonders of Creation.
Released: 2006
Luca Turilli is the guitairst and songwriter with Italian band Rhapsody of Fire (previously known as Rhapsody) and this review will show you that I can't say I've ever been much of a fan of that band and their plastic-sounding B-Grade spaghetti sword-and-sorcery film soundtrack music, and as such I wasn't looking forward to this. Released from the constraints of his main band, however, Luca Turilli has made the sort of album to which Rhapsody has only ever aspired.
The Infinite Wonders of Creation opens with a truly rousing orchestral piece that sounds like it came from the soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings and is far more convincing than anything Rhapsody has ever done. This impressive beginning leads into a couple of Blind Guardian-style epic metal tracks, featuring a combination of soprano and tenor singers and solidly metal guitar lines and riffs. Being less than familiar with any of Turilli's other solo outings, this album reminded me at times of Therion, not just stylistically but in general.
The amalgamation of metal with the classical and operatic style is seamless and the overall concept is, as you could expect from Turilli, well executed. It's hard not to make comparisons with Rhapsody here, as I have done several times, and fans of that band should really love this. Even those who have no time for that band, however, may well appreciate The Infinite Wonders of Creation.
- Secrets of Forgotten Ages
- Mother Nature
- Angels of the Winter Dawn
- Altitudes
- The Miracle of Life
- Silver Moon
- Cosmic Revelation
- Pyramids and Stargates
- Mystic and Divine
- The Infinite Wonders of Creation
Rating: 76%
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