''Trinity'' is the third studio album by Austrian
symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a cross-genre style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitars ...
band
Visions of Atlantis
Visions of Atlantis is an Austrian symphonic metal band from Styria, founded in 2000. Inspiration came both from successful Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and from the myth of Atlantis, as well as a Pirates in popular culture, pirate th ...
, released on 25 May 2007 in Europe and 5 June 2007 in the US. It features American vocalist
Melissa Ferlaak.
Reception
The album received a mixed reception by critics.
About.com
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's reviewer marked strong influences of
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neval ...
to the band and wrote that the album, although well done, was not very original.
A review by the German edition of ''
Metal Hammer
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'' concluded that, at the time, the band had not yet written any remarkable song. The style was called
kitsch
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y, and singer
Melissa Ferlaak's voice was criticised for being too "fairy-like" when compared to the male vocals by Mario Plank. The ''
Sonic Seducer
''Sonic Seducer'' is a German music magazine that covers gothic rock, new wave, EBM and other kinds of electronic music and culture. The magazine is noted for organizing the annual M'era Luna Festival. Since its inception in 1994, the ''Sonic ...
'' was, however, positive about the album and wrote that Visions of Atlantis had matured. In contrast to ''Metal Hammer'', the ''Seducer's'' reviewer praised Ferlaak's voice as powerful.
Track listing
References
2007 albums
Visions of Atlantis albums
Napalm Records albums
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