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Ancient Bards is one of the best newcomers the last years. Their female vocalist is excellent, the epic symphonic playing style and lyrics puts you in a mood for sword fighting, dragons and taverns. They are far behind the leaders in the genre (e.g. Rhapsody of Fire), but still among my top 3 newcomers the last 3-4 years. For this band to become one of my all time favorites they should include longer instrumental parts, more melodic and longer guitar solos. The paste in the songs is often the well known double bass drums and fast rhythm guitars, that can become a little predictable and monotone. Overall: Great CD for fans of epic symphonic power metal. For fans of Rhapsody of Fire, Dark Moor and Forgotten Tales.