Let's get this out of the way: yes, it's Rhapsody of fire 2.0 and if you were expecting anything else, then you haven't been paying attention. As the brain and soul behind the Italian power band, it was pretty obvious that Turilli will create a more Rhapsody-sounding album than the current Rhapsody did, but while the band played it safe and put out a decent, but not very imaginative and bold album, Turilli went all out and turned "epic" into a religion. And speaking of religion, the album touches major religious/mythical motifs, starting from the Genesis, going through Ancient Greece and old-Testamental Israel and ending with Lord of the rings (yes, it has been officially promoted to religion :P) and if you think the titles and themes are bombastic, wait till you get to the actual music!
