New singer Elvyne Lorient who sadly departed before the touring to be replace by Marie Rouyer making the 4th (or 5) lead singer since the debut album., making Whyzdom the Ayreon of symphonic metal. The Queen is dead , long live the Queen.
Elvyn does a nice job though her english prononciation sometimes makes her hard to understand the lyrics (and she's a bit just on the start of cathedral of the damned)
Other than that you got a typical metal symphonic band with the usual artwork with lead singer on top, mystical cryptic lyrics of devil, death, earth dreams whatever...You got double pedal, choir, violins etc.
So nothing new under the sun you might say for a second album. But I must admit as not a big fan of sympho metal I was surprised. First record was good but this one really sounded professional and well done on lots of counts.
The production is great, you hear a bit of everything (even the occasional grunty dark voice of doom in vocals), all instruments sounds great. the songs are very weel done, having each their own identity. (only real weak song on the album for me is paper princess.... not enough slow to stand by it self and way to cheesy... should have called that Power princess and put on a big riff in it...^^)
Otherwise great songs, road to babylon and cathedral really shine in the pompeous clive Nolan orchestral style (and that is a compliment coming from me).
With this record, Whyzdom proves they have what it takes to make records who can be up there along the big ones like within or any other nightwisherie and Blind ? is indeed worth listening to for those you like sympho metal or even prog metal.
Now only if they could keep a singer long enough... (or indeed go full ayreon but that might hurt a bit to sell to the public...good luck Marie hope you're here to stay... it is really a good opportunity if the band keeps on increasing again their level of production....)
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