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Visions Of Atlantis - Trinity

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By Chad Bowar, About.com

Visions Of Atlantis - TrinityNapalm Records
It's been three years since the last release from Austria's Visions Of Atlantis, and since then they've had quite a few lineup changes. Gone are vocalist Nicole Bogner, guitarist Werner Fielder and keyboardist Miro Holly. Their replacements are Melissa Ferlaak (Aesma Daeva), Wolf K. and Martin Harb.

Trinity is a symphonic metal album with epic compositions, massive hooks and a bombastic, melodic atmosphere. The soprano, operatic style vocals of Ferlaak are contrasted by male vocalist Mario Plank, who sings mostly melodically, but there are a few harsher style vocals as well. On most songs the two share vocals, but on the ballad "Return To You," Ferlaak is showcased. The song starts out slowly and sparsely and slowly builds into a crescendo and is one of the high points on the CD.

The songs on the album are well done, but there's not a huge amount of originality. You'll hear strong influences of groups like Nightwish in Vision Of Atlantis' sound. The songs are catchy and have a dark atmosphere that gothic and symphonic metal fans should enjoy.

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