Italian band Arachnes (why do so many power metal bands have names that start with the letter A?) are driven by brothers Enzo (vocalist/keyboardist) and Frank (guitarist) Caruso, and this is kind of their debut album, but not quite. The version I've got has a different track listing, as well as a different cover, from what, I gather, is the 'official' one (according to Rate Your Music), and includes a bit from their following release, PARALLEL WORLDS. I always find this kind of thing rather annoying, but there's no point making a fuss over it. It remains an album in its own right, and it's quite a good one, with passionate playing and some catchy moments, including an impressive cover of Iron Maiden's "Flash Of The Blade", which is not on the original release. It also finishes with a few instrumental snippets from the opera "The Barber Of Seville", which is on both releases, and I always like hearing what rock bands can do to the classics.
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