IMAGO MUNDI

Well, I'm not sure what happened here, but Asgard are suddenly a primarily heavy metal band! Well, not quite, but much of this puts me in mind of Iron Maiden or similar groups. There are still progressive flourishes, and one song (Serenity - Land Of Green And Flowers) that is quite mellow, but the emphasis is on heavy distorted guitars and double bass drum rhythms. Not quite prog metal, but a bit more interesting than standard heavy metal. The concept of the album itself is still interesting and on par with the previous two albums in terms of interesting lyrical content. But the music has become somewhat less interesting for me and I rarely listen to this album. Still, not bad by any means, but a departure from their previous two excellent album for sure. A big dissapointment to me after the masterpiece "Arkana". Probably two and a half stars, but I give them the extra half star for effort.