As an album “Morningstar” is much more near the 1980s Art Rock represented by Yes and the 1970s taken by Kansas. It’s not an Art Rock that follows a classical music path, it is Hard Rock, but with refinement and polish. The fan must pay attention that in this kind of Art Rock the keyboards take the lead as an electronic device, not as an church organ, or piano, or any other instrument. However, there are amazing songs here if the fan doesn’t get biased by the message. The a cappella track “History” is fantastic. I’m still trying to remind where this came from. I guess there is a lot of Yes in it, but I’m not really sure. A song to bring the fan to tears if he takes seriously the message. It’s a pity it’s only one minute and half long. It is worth more. It’s noticeable that Metal and heavier passages in “Morningstar” are here to stress the strong passages of the songs. Heavyness is important, though it has a function in Lord of Light’s music as their Art Rock peers. Take “Candlelight” for instance that goes smoothly with a nice riffing until it reaches the peak by the third minute. The tempo speeds up a bit as well with a more Metal kind of drumming.
I recommend no biases to listen to Lord of Light “Morningstar.” You won’t regret.
P.S.: I know I promised not to do pranks and cranks about the name of bands, but I can’t help it. I don’t know if the band noted but Morningstar is one of the names used by the leader of the hordes of the shadows. But I did get the message. I don’t know if the fans will.
Lord of Light “Morningstar” will be released on March 13th via No Remorse Records.
Track Listing:
- Presage
- Ballad of the Righteous
- History
- Candlelight
- Morningstar
- A Leaden Sky
- Typhoon
Watch “Typhoon” lyric video here:
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!