Athena - A New Religion? (1998)

 

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Artist : Athena
Artist Origin : Italy
Release Title : A New Religion?
Release Year : 1998
Artist Genre : Power Metal, Progressive Metal
File Type : mp3 320
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This time Fabio Lione is Athena’s vocalist and he sure did bring some influences from his other bands. The new age feel of Inside, the Moon are gone and have been replaced with neo-classical elements and keyboard effects from Labyrinth. The pure prog has turned into a mixture of power and prog metal. Parts remind of Rhapsody, others of Stratovarius. On the first Rhapsody album (that was recorded one year before A New Religion) Fabio sounded just like the stereotype of an Italian singer. He didn’t exactly lack power, but didn’t have it either. He sung with a conspicuously annoying accent, ended up sounding a little bit whiny. Here, he doesn’t. I haven’t heard all his albums, but this sure is one of his better vocal performances. Accent is gone, power has arrived. He switches between the high-pitched kind of vocals and lower ones, always with emotion, always with a beautiful freshness.