Insania's first two albums had plenty of the right power metal ingredients, but mediocre material brought them down. This effort, with new vocalist Ola Halén, is a vast improvement. Drummer Mikko Korsbäck's writing is much more melodious and consistent this time, and the others (including Halén himself) get to put pen to paper as well a bit, and the result is an excellent album that is, admittedly, a bit too long, and maybe a touch repetitive, but such songs as "Life After Life", "Master Of My Mind", "Universe" and "Fantasy" are first rate, while the lyrics are full of positive messages, lamenting the evils of mankind and making the world a better place, etc. Despite the cover and title, there isn't much about magic and dragons and things, but that's not a problem. This remains a fine listen, and Insania's best moment.
****
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