The first thing I want to mention is the wonderful percussion on this album! The album contains a plethora of percussion instruments that you don’t normally hear in a metal album. There are a lot of tribal sounding drums throughout the album—there is even a tabla in one track. They really help to create a very otherworldly atmosphere throughout the entire album, and it’s really nice to hear something a little bit different like this on a metal album. As for the vocals, well, if you’ve heard Elisa Martin before, you know what to expect. If you haven’t, she has a very rough voice—much different than a lot of other ladies in metal bands.

The songs on this album are very well crafted indeed. The album kicks off with the great tribal-sounding introduction "Buried Roots", which bleeds right into "Ignition"—a fast-paced song sure to make any metal head bang along to the music. An excellent start to an album! The eastern sounding "Ghosts of Desert" comes next and you can actually visualize cruising across the Sahara during this song. "Sand Glass" and "Eyes of Twilight (pt. 1 and 2)" then come, and both are very well done. My favorite track of the album, "Rising Atlantis", comes next. The beginning of the song is very much influenced Indian Classical Music—the tabla, sitar, and tanpura are all heard. A harp chimes in shortly, giving this song a very water-like and almost alien feeling—very nice! Unfortunately, the next song, "Eden Garden", is the first (and only) misstep of the album. It just really doesn’t do anything for me. "Seventh Sea’s Sky", "Legend’s Empire (pt 1 and 2)", and "Re-Vo-Lu-Ti-On" follow, and each are very well done. The album closes with "And End On Earth?", and it’s a very nice way to end an album! It’s the longest song on the album, clocking in at eight and a half minutes; this track is also an instrumental. I’m a bit picky when it comes to instrumentals, but this is everything I could want in one—lots of color and it’s not boring in the least bit. A very satisfying end.

If you’re into power metal at all, you need to get this album! Fans of Martin would also really enjoy this album as well. Though, even if you don’t care much for Martin’s voice (like myself) or if you just generally dislike power metal, I still urge you to check this album out. It’s a very well done album with excellent songs (for the most part)!

9 / 10