Turilli Lione Rhapsody – Zero Gravity Rebirth and Evolution Review
Album · 2019 · Symphonic Metallic 
4.v /5 ·
DippoMagoo
Rhapsody has been around in one form or another since the early 90's, and at this point, trying to keep track of all their different incarnations could get quite the headache. Needless to say, the band themselves have gone through quite a few changes over the years, while things were merely fabricated more complicated in 2012 when former guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter Luca Turilli formed his ain version of the band, called Luca Turilli'south Rhapsody. Well, things only became even more complicated in 2018, with the birth of yet another new version, called Turilli/Lione Rhapsody. Yes, indeed, the biggest selling bespeak for this particular version is the reunion between Luca and longtime Rhapsody (of Burn down) vocalizer Fabio Lione, who parted ways with RoF in 2016. The residuum of the lineup consists of other former members of the ring, including live guitarist Dominique Leurquin, bassist Patrice Guers and longtime drummer Alex Holzwarth. With such a stacked lineup, expectations were manifestly sky high for the latest have on Rhapsody, and now that their debut Zip Gravity (Rebirth and Evolution) is here, it certainly lives upwards to expectations, while in some ways existence quite different from what one may expect. With his previous Rhapsody project, Luca Turilli already moved in a much dissimilar direction from the classic Rhapsody sound, going with a much more than keyboard focused, heavily orchestrated audio, filled with progressive elements and complex arrangements, and while the old power metal sound was nevertheless fully intact, information technology was toned down a chip in speed and intensity, for the most office. Much of that is true of Zero Gravity, with the keyboards and orchestras certainly dominating most of the tracks, and the use of choir vocals is extremely prominent, over again, especially on the interlude runway "Origins" and the carol "Amata Immortale", only they tin can be constitute throughout the unabridged album, and are used very effectively, equally always. Keys are also very prominent, and come in various forms, from a more modern, almost trance infused electronic style on some tracks, to some classical piano at times, likewise equally more than atmospheric keys. Guitars are plainly still there, too, with some pretty solid rhythm guitar work throughout, as well as some excellent melodic solos, just listeners definitely shouldn't await a ton of neoclassical shredding, or a ton of really heavy power metal riffs, in general, as this is very much an epic, extremely melodic symphonic metal album, with the power metal elements beingness somewhat dialed back, fifty-fifty compared to Turilli's previous two albums. Stylistically, the songs are a scrap catchy to describe, as they by and large aren't equally ambitious or circuitous as most of Ascending To Infinity or Prometheus, but they too aren't about as speedy or energetic as classic Rhapsody. Instead, this is actually a very fun album, with a ton of huge, catchy choruses, and ballsy orchestral/choral arrangements, but the tempos are generally fairly restrained compared to normal, with virtually of the tracks existence fairy upbeat, without ever really going total throttle. It almost feels similar a deliberate determination not to ever become that fast, equally even during the various sections where tracks do speed upward, they never get past a certain speed, which would be considered much slower than max speed on almost previous Rhapsody releases. Not that this is a problem, though, as the songwriting is mostly astonishing, every bit always, with the choruses and symphonic arrangements being especially impressive, but anyone expecting a more than traditional power metal album may exist disappointed. Performances are obviously superlative notch, with Luca doing some astonishing work, equally always, and of course Fabio sounds in summit class, with his powerful, soaring vocals beingness as stiff equally e'er, while his softer, dramatic vocals are too impressive, and he gets to showcase some stunning operatic vocals on a couple tracks, which are amazing to mind to! Production is also fantastic, and sounds more powerful and dynamic compared to Prometheus, which I always found to be a fleck weak sounding, as the keys and symphonic arrangements audio astonishing, without having to sacrifice any of the guitar sound, and so that's one surface area where I tin say this anthology is a big comeback over the ii Luca Turilli's Rhapsody releases. No thing how skilful an anthology sounds, though, it doesn't matter if the songs are bad, simply thankfully, Zero Gravity largely delivers with excellent songwriting, as well. Kicking things off is lead single "Phoenix Rising", which has a brief intro, with some fairly non distracting narration, before the master melody kicks in and information technology'south an epic utilise of keyboards right from the start, equally well equally some squeamish rhythm guitar work. The track moves forth at a nice pace, with fairly dull, repose verses, before setting upwardly an amazing, epic chorus with massive vocal melodies and an amazing performance from Fabio, as well as the choirs. The second one-half of the rails has a very beautiful guitar/keyboard solo, and overall, it'south an excellent opener, equally well as i of the all-time tracks on the album. Next is second single "D.North.A. (Demon and Angel"), a track dominated by choirs and keyboards. It kicks off with a tease at its chorus from the choirs, and quickly moves on to some very electronic, trance style keyboard melodies, which stick around throughout the whole song, while the verses are fun, but slightly repetitive, with how it constantly alternates between Fabio, the choirs and Amaranthe vocaliser Elize Ryd, who makes a guest appearance on the track. The chorus is extremely catchy and addictive, and is easily the highlight of the track, likewise as being one of Luca's catchiest, well-nigh playful choruses to engagement. The song in general has more of an accessible feel to it than normal, while nevertheless being extremely ballsy, peculiarly with the choral section in the 2d half. The get-go non single on the anthology is the title track, and it'southward another stunner of a track, opening with some cute female person operatic vocals and light, atmospheric keyboard backdrops, which selection upward intensity when Fabio makes his entrance, with some very theatrical vocals during the verses. The rail rapidly speeds up a little while before the chorus, and the chorus is very upbeat, and extremely ballsy, with some of the all-time vocal melodies on the anthology, every bit well as some first-class guitar work. The rails overall is vivid, alternating betwixt soft and heavy passages, as well as having a really nice folk infused middle department, and of course a swell guitar solo. The only track that has yet to fully win me over is "Fast Radio Outburst", which in dissimilarity to its name, is actually one of the slowest paced tracks on the album, though that isn't really my problem with the song. It opens up with some weird sound effects and a flake of narration, earlier settling into a nice rhythm, with some pretty good riffs, and it then turns into more than of mid paced progressive metallic runway, with a nice groove to it. The verses are quite good, and the buildup to the chorus is great, but the chorus itself is plagued past some rather irritating harsh vocals (which are made more puzzling past the fact that they only appear on this track and feel hopelessly out of place) as well as a pretty weak ending. The track finer feels like a whole lot of build upwardly, with no payoff, aside from the usual great instrumental section in the second half, and so it ends up being a bit of a disappointment Things quickly pick up, over again, with "Decoding the Multiverse", a very beautiful, epic rail, which starts off with some overnice piano work, before speeding up and turning into ane of the heavier, more guitar driven tracks on the album, while notwithstanding having some very nice piano piece of work throughout. It alternates between soft, deadening verses, and a more than upbeat, fun chorus, and it has the perhaps the speediest passage on the anthology during an first-class guitar/keyboard solo in the 2nd half. It'southward a very fun track, overall, and is definitely 1 of my favorites on the anthology. Following that is the short but sweetness interlude "Origins", which makes full use of some amazing choir vocals, and then comes "Multidimensiona;", another splendid, more often than not mid paced track. It has a nice rhythm to it, with some more very mod sounding keys, some pretty mesomorphic riffs, and epic symphonic arrangements, as usual. It moves along at a fairly slow pace during the verses, earlier picking upwardly for the chorus (a recurring theme for the album in general) and the chorus is again first-class, with huge song melodies, awesome keys, and very effective drumming. It's a very epic, fun track, while having a slightly darker tone than most other songs on the album. The lone ballad on the album is "Amata Immortale", and it's an excellent one, almost feeling similar a full on opera, with some nice classical piano used throughout, to go along with Fabio singing in Italian and going full operatic style, forth with some admittedly stunning accompanying choir vocals during the chorus, which is one of the highlights of the anthology. The track on the whole is absolutely stunning, though some metal fans volition likely be bored by it. The longest track on the anthology is "I Am", which clocks in at simply over vii minutes, and information technology's besides the most complex, most fully packed track on the album, with some excellent instrumental work, and a nice mix of soft, slower passages, and heavier, more upbeat passages, including more piano work, more epic keys, some saxophone, and a ton of epic symphonic arrangements, equally ever. It also has a invitee appearance from DGM vocaliser Mark Basile, who'due south especially prominent during the second verse and chorus, and he gives a very powerful, emotional performance, which takes his parts of the song to new heights. The music becomes very theatrical at ane point in the second half, giving off some Queen vibes, earlier going into a great instrumental section, and overall, the vocal is another stunner. Closing out the album is "Arcanum (Da Vinci's Enigma", which is likewise sung entirely in Italian, as far equally I tin can tell. It starts out softly, with some beautiful keys and symphonic arrangements, before speeding up turning into another full scale, epic symphonic metal track, with slight power metal leanings. It's another track which alternates nicely between some very some passages, and a very upbeat, extremely ballsy chorus, and it has some more outstanding choir vocals every bit well as some more operatic vocals from Fabio, and it'due south definitely a fantastic style to close out the album! There's always going to be high expectations for anything Rhapsody related, and of class Luca Turilli and Fabio Lione both take a large following, and then expectations for this offset offering from Turilli/Lione's Rhapsody were sky high. Thankfully, the band has delivered an excellent debut, and while power metal fans may be a fleck disappointed, anyone else should be very pleased, equally it'south an amazing album that largely builds on the more ballsy, cinematic style Turilli has used on his previous couple of albums, while at times being a bit more than accessible, and having some of his catchiest choruses ever. Fans of his epic symphonic arrangements and usage of choir vocals, as well as fans of Fabio Lione, should be especially pleased with this album, and fans of symphonic metal in general are highly recommended to check this out, while patently fans of Rhapsody, in all its forms, will need to hear it, while power metallic fans who aren't overly into Rhapsody may desire to have a pass. Overall, though, it's an astonishing album, and one I am very happy with, even if it doesn't quite achieve the heights of some of Luca Turilli'southward all time best works. originally written for myglobalmind.com: https://myglobalmind.com/2019/07/03/turilli-lione-rhapsody-zippo-gravity-rebirth-evolution-review/
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