DAWN OF VICTORY

Rhapsody are one of those bands which rapidly become difficult to review, because their musical style doesn't evolve very rapidly from album to album and they tend to be rather consistent. Dawn of Victory stands out, though, as an interesting tangent in their discography, with the symphonic aspects of their sound toned down somewhat and more folky elements brought in. At points, this can become a little twee and cheesy - I could do without The Village of Dwarves, if we're being honest - but whilst the experiments with their sound don't always work, they just about succeed in maintaining my interest over the course of the album.