Serenity's 3rd studio. Fucking incredible too; one of the best symphonic metal albums I've heard in a while, and that's not something I can say lightly. Death & Legacy is not without it's faults though, but it's still amazing.
1. Set Sail To [0:29]
2. New Horizons [6:50]
3. The Chevalier [5:32]
4. Far From Home [4:48]
5. Heavenly Mission [5:24]
6. Prayer [1:22]
7. State Of Siege [6:48]
8. Changing Fate [5:42]
9. When Canvas Starts To Burn [4:48]
10. Serenade Of Flames [4:55]
11. Youngest Of Widows [4:08]
12. Below Eastern Skies [1:35]
13. Beyond Desert Sands [4:55]
14. To India's Shores [4:34]
15. Lament [0:40]
16. My Legacy [4:45]
From the moment I started listening to this album, it blew me away. The riffs, the lyrics, the energy in every track, this album has it all. I always find people who enjoy more 'hardcore' metal easily dismiss symphonic metal, but I for one can't get enough of it. Serenity does an amazing job with this, I honestly can't get enough of this album.
Right off the bat, New Horizons, The Chevalier, and Far From Home gave me a high opinion of the album as a whole, and I still had 12 tracks to go! Thinking back, the only tracks I didn't really dig were the interludes Prayer and Lament, but conversely I found at the same time they enriched the experience of the album (and although I couldn't find anywhere whether this was technically a concept album or not, make no mistake, it is). Below Eastern Skies is the most out of place track on the album, with is largely based on stereotypical Middle Eastern music, but is a very interesting to listen to (though a little short). Changing Fate is probably the track I liked the 'least' on this album, but in comparison, if it were on an average symphonic metal album I would probably rank it as one of my favorites on it. Death & Legacy is that great of an symphonic metal album that I can't find any particular track I would do without.
Death & Legacy isn't perfect though. I find singer Georg Neuhauser's voice to be only a bit better than your typical symph metal vocalist, but overall he does a fair job. Let me just say that the guitar, drums and female vocals are all perfect in most cases, while the lead vocals are a little lacking in some respects. In addition, I found there wasn't enough difference between certain songs for me to be able to instantly recognize them, like When Canvas Starts To Burn, Beyond Desert Sands, and My Legacy - there's not enough diversity between them to be able to hear a 5 second snippet and be able to determine which is which confidently. I'm being nit-picky though; I know I am. There's so much awesome in this album that it far outweighs anything that could be considered a fault.
Overall Score:
92/100
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