I
am a big fan of Jon Oliva's music;
I admire all his works with Savatage,
Transiberian Orchestra and now with
Jon Oliva's Pain, except of course
the album "Fight for the Rock".
I think that Jon Oliva's Pain is the
physical continuation of Savatage
and my opinion about the new album
Maniacal Renderings is the same with
this that I have for the albums of
Savatage and the previous of Jon Oliva's
Pain. It is an excellent heavy metal
album. There are differences between
this and the former album "Tage
Mahal". "Maniacal Renderings"
is heavier and is based more on guitars
than keyboards, without meaning that
there are no tracks, which the keys
have the basic role. The work on guitars
is great; stormy riffs, great melodic
parts and amazing solos. Moreover,
the voice of Jon Oliva is on top levels
and the compositions are very good
and there is a variety between them.
I am sure that this release will not
disappoint any fan of this great musician.
Jon Oliva offered us grand moments
once again. One of the best albums
for this year. |
