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THE AKALLABETH
ARCHANGEL
2009 , ITALY
, EAN CODE 8016158315936 - EURO 13.00
Label: AMS
ALBUM REVIEW
Behind the ARCHANGEL monicker hides Gabriele Manzini keyboard player and main writer for UBI MAIOR and former keyboard player for THE WATCH from 2000 till 2005. The Akallabeth is a concept album based on J.R.R.Tolkien’s The Fall of Numenor, a tale taken from The Silmarillion, the cosmological book of Tolkien's world. The music has been composed during the last couple of years and the lyrics are faithful to the original story. The twelve songs are perfect example of british classic-rock with many progressive-rock and hard-rock influences and some folk inputs. The CD features three important guest-stars: Damian Wilson, singer for many bands and artists of the prog-rock and prog-metal scene: Threshold, Ayreon, Rick Wakeman, Landmarq…Zachary Stevens, singer for the sympho-metal heroes Savatage from 1993 till 2000, and now frontman of Circle II Circle and Ted Leonard, singer for the prog-rock band Enchant from USA with many acclaimed albums. Beside these special guests there are other important singers and musicians from the italian progressiverock scene: Francesca “Elayne” Naccarelli (vocals, Dunwich), Walter Gorreri (bass, Ubi Maior), Alessandro Di Caprio (drums, Ubi Maior), Stefano Mancarella (guitars, Ubi Maior), Ettore Salati (guitars, ex-The Watch), Marco Schembri (bass, ex-The Watch), Davide Martinelli (drums, Darksky) and others. Released in jewel box with outer slipcase.
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