Dionysus - Anima Mundi (2004)

The second album by Swedish band Dionysus is a bit better than their debut, even though it's still little more than perfunctionary power metal.  After some references to various mythical gods early (the opening "Divine" is a highlight there), there are again plenty of goodwill lyrics with the likes of "March For Freedom", "Eyes Of The World" and "Paradise Land", and even the ballad "Forever More", with quite excruciating words, is a bit above average for the style, thanks to the shimmering keyboards and gentle melody.
Sounding a bit like At Vance at times, Dionysus here don't do anything particularly new, and Anima Mundi is sure to remain lost amongst the plethora of other records of its type, but it's not a bad one to snap up if you have the chance.

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