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Labyrinth has been one of the most important forces in the formation of the Italian heavy / power metal bands since the early 90s but today the only original member still in the band is the guitarist Andrea Cantarelli. When bands release self-titled albums it usually means that it is their debut release but Labyrinth now decided to do a Metallica after three years of silence due to the change of record labels from Metal Blade to Century Media. And no, the black album is not called "The Black Album"... I must admit that I have not followed the Italian power metal scene that much as there are too many copycat bands with little new to offer. However, there are some very good bands that are worth mentioning such as Rhapsody and Vision Divine but one of them also being Labyrinth. This is a lot heavier than what we are used to hear from their country, something that becomes evident right away through songs like "Livin' In A Maze" and "Just Soldier (Stay Down)". Between the straight-forward heavy riffing the music is often technically advanced and there are plenty of progressive elements to be traced as well. On top of this add the very Italian vocals from Roberto Tiranti. His voice is actually the only thing that follows the traditional Italian trademark in the Labyrinth sound anno 2003. This is the way progressive power metal is meant to sound like. The vocals are not really top-notch though and the album fades out a little after the mid-section.
| Tracklist |
| 1. The Prophet |
| 2. Livin’ In A Maze |
| 3. This World |
| 4. Just Soldier (Stay Down) |
| 5. Neverending Rest |
| 6. Terzinato |
| 7. Slave To The Night |
| 8. Synthetic Paradise |
| 9. Hand In Hand |
| 10. When I Will Fly Far |
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