(Napalm Records)  Total Time: 26:25

Release Date: October 21^st, 2011

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS return with a new EP entitled “Maria Magdalena” quite soon after having released already this year the full length album “Delta”. VISIONS OF ATLANTIS need no special introduction, just for the record though I must say the band formed in 2000,following the footsteps of their beloved NIGHTWISH, under the inspiration drown from the admiration for the myth of Atlantis.

After some line- up changes (the band added in 2009 the latest Greek singer Maxi Nil and recorded the full length Delta”, while the bass player Mario Locher went his separate way earlier this year and without the intention by the band to be replaced!) VISIONS… release a new work that indicates their usual symphonic/power metal only this time a little bit heavier and harder on the guitars. The symphonic parts are being held a step behind, while the classic male/female vocal game still holds its high place as for the musical style of the band.

The EP kicks off with a well played cover of Sandra’s “Maria Magdalena” (!) done in the fast, heavy and smashing way of VISIONS… The second, out of the six tracks of the release that won me over is “Melancholia” which under its great vocal-umbrella and the sensitive melodic yet bombastic synthetic lines is surely one of the nicest spots of the release. In general the EP provides a pleasant hearing and is a fine sample of power male/female fronted metal. The “outro” “Beyond Horizon” is also a memorable ballad, with its atmospheric melodies and the ambient feel that manages to provide with its soft vocal parts- well framed by the piano and some fantastic guitar solos.

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS is a respectable European force among the power metal community and the specific release will bring joy to the ears of fans of the genre. You know who you are!

Links: http://www.myspace.com/visionsofatlantisofficial

Georgia Bootsali