Mysteria - mp3

This is the sixth studio release from the band, and likely their heaviest. The distortion sound is sharp and thick, reminding (not surprisingly) of the more bottom-heavy Avantasia material. Tobias Sammet has that great, edged Bruce Dickinson voice of his in top form; this is a solid release from all aspects.
Opener "Mysteria" is a heavy and thick slab with some driving verses. The import version of the disc has an alternate version of the song as one of the bonus tracks, with Kreator’s Mille Petrozza lending a hand on vocals. The extended "The Piper Never Dies" has a slow bass thump and some solid chorus axework, with the strong "Under the Moon" being full of chopping riffs.
The disc’s other bonus track, "Children of Steel, is fast and ripping, with the other good cuts being "We Don’t Need a Hero," "Down to the Devil," "King of Fools," and "Navigator." The band pulls a Helloween stunt with the spunky and somewhat goofy "Lavatory Love Machine." While a "fun" song in its own right, the light-heartedness isn’t indicative of the rest of the album, and it’s unfortunate that it was chosen as the first single.

TRACK LIST: Mysteria/The Piper Never Dies/We Don’t Need a Hero/Down to the Devil/King of Fools/Forever/Under the Moon/Lavatory Love Machine/Rise of the Morning Glory/Lucifer in Love/Navigator/The Spirit Will Remain/Children of Steel/Mysteria