DAYS OF RISING DOOM - THE METAL OPERA

This epic story and CD package is my pick for album of the year. I was astonished that a "Metal Opera" would have so many different genres on it. Aina, Days of Rising Doom will appeal to audiences from mainstream to progressive rock to heavy metal. The 64 page Digi-Book and the extra CD and DVD are fantastic bonuses for an album so full of great music. Hans van Vuuren of Transmission Records has to be congratulated for his vision of a great rock opera with so many talented people performing on it. Sascha Paeth has put together an awesome team to make this album a must have. I do have to single out one key player on this team: Amanda Somerville is not only one beautiful woman, but her writing genius shines in the creation of the story and the skill at weaving that story into lyrics bringing Aina to life. I was astounded at her voice in The Silver Maiden on the 2nd CD. Disney should be so lucky to have a song this good in one of their films.