Into the Electric Castle
Zyrogerg
1998
Ayreon's, "Into the Electric Castle - A Space Opera" is a progROCKing, eclectic MASTERPIECE! This baby is ablaze with dazzling bombast and ferocious wit! Complete with incredible musicianship, intoxicating melodies, enchanting vocals (by eight amazing vocalists), mesmerizing production values, fabulous album art, even a sense of humor, AND there's plenty of it - 2 CD's for slightly more than the price of one! It's a completely unique production featuring a cinematic, even...operatic scope. This is NOT introspective music - it's pure melodic FUN and ADVENTURE! Not even Ayreon's previous two albums, Actual Fantasy or Final Experiment compare (ok, maybe a little, but neither are as fully realized as I. E.C.) A.A. Lucassen, the projects lead wizard and guitarist has created the best HeavyPog album of '98 - and beyond! Nuff said.