{"id":1783,"date":"2021-03-05T10:19:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T09:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aormusic.de\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2021-03-05T10:19:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T09:19:55","slug":"labyrinth-welcome-to-the-absurd-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aormusic.de\/?p=1783","title":{"rendered":"Labyrinth &#8211; Welcome To The Absurd Circus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Labyrinth &#8211; Welcome To The Absurd Circus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Label: Frontiers Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Release date: January 22nd, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/labyrinthitaly\">www.facebook.com\/labyrinthitaly<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably the most hook-driven melodic metal band on this planet returns with the follow-up to the really good 2017 comeback album \u201cArchitecture Of A God\u201c. The Italians around founding members Olaf Thorsen (g, VISION DIVINE) and Roberto Tiranti (v), like always, manage to combine fast, heavy and neo-classical parts with mighty melodies, several&nbsp; progressive elements as well as quiet and emotional moments to even creep into the hearts of pure AOR lovers. To me, \u201cWelcome To The Absurd Circus\u201c is actually the legitimate \u201cfollow-up&#8221; to the iconic \u201cReturn To Heaven Denied\u201c (1998), one of the important records at the time that actually revived a whole genre, as the so-called \u201cPart II\u201c was supposed to be already but didn\u2019t really do. Only the \u201cmetalized\u201c cover version of \u201cDancing With Tears In My Eyes\u201c, originally by ULTRAVOX, is kind of useless in the total flow of the album. But just let he magic of \u201cThe Absurd Circus\u201c, \u201cOne Last More Chance\u201c or \u201cSleepwalker\u201c enter into your heart and soul or drown in the dense atmosphere of \u201cThe Unexpected\u201c or \u201cA Reason To Survive\u201c. Mostly fantastic!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8,5\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin Stark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracklist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The Absurd Circus 6:17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Live Today 5:41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. One Last More Chance 6:13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. As Long As It Lasts 5:18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Den Of Snakes 6:34<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Words Minefield 5:12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. The Unexpected 5:06<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 4:41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. Sleepwalker 4:26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. A Reason To Survive 4:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. 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