So I got the leak of the new Rage album "Speak of the Dead" and besides the loads and loads of ass kickery and awesomeness, it includes what is probably one of the coolest band/orchestra recordings I've ever heard in the 20+ minute epic "Lingua Mortis Suite." If you enjoy works like The Odyssey, you will no doubt love the Lingua Mortis Suite, although it does have a less prog and overall darker vibe than The Odyssey does. Some of the melodies even remind me of Scenes-era Dream Theater.
The rest of the album is heavy as fuck, a fine mix of the more recent Rage offerings and their "Black in Mind" days, and features some of Victor Smolski's most awesome guitar playing I've ever heard from him.
If this doesn't make people's top 10 of '06 list I'll have lost faith in the collective judgement of the metal community.
The rest of the album is heavy as fuck, a fine mix of the more recent Rage offerings and their "Black in Mind" days, and features some of Victor Smolski's most awesome guitar playing I've ever heard from him.
If this doesn't make people's top 10 of '06 list I'll have lost faith in the collective judgement of the metal community.