All I can say is...wow...fucking amazing...its gonna take a few more listens to sink in but this album destroys from front to back. Definately contender for album of the year so far...Sorry for not posting a long review but it'd take too long to type out. This album has everything from super orchestral stuff (including a ballad that is just orchestra, guitar, bass, keys and voice) to really fucking heavy stuff to really prog to really shreddy stuff. Forte rips up a storm. He definately has become a much more mature player though. He really plays with shitloads of conviction and passion. Plus he's a monster composer and orchestrator. I think it'd be an insult to how well written the orchestral parts are to not mention his genius at composing these. This guy should score films. The real choir really makes the album take on a whole new life as if they had used a fake one (SyX should hire a real one some time
).
But yeah so...go fucking buy this CD when it comes out in Europe/US or order a japanese import or something.

But yeah so...go fucking buy this CD when it comes out in Europe/US or order a japanese import or something.