Angels of The Apocalypse

Angels of The Apocalypse

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2000 release from well known prog act that's has twice headlined the annual 'Prog Day Festival' in North Carolina. Featuring a guest appearance from Jens Johansson (Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio and Stratovarius). Includes their rendition of the Emerson Lake and Palmer classic 'The Endless Enigma' and a second bonus track 'Only In My Dreams'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Tracks:

End of the World
Perchance to Dream
2000 Years
Lover's Heart
Queen Sheba
With Dignity and Grace
Million Miles Away
Beast of Babylon
Endless Enigma [*]
Only in My Dreams [*]

Average customer rating:

Great, but not perfection... yet.
Interesting progressive rock
the best is yet to come
GO BACK TO CLOWN SCHOOL
Not what one would expect, but still good.

Angels of The Apocalypse
Mastermind
Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000046Q0S
Release Date: 2000-02-08

Tracks:

The End Of The World
Perchance To Dream
2000 Years
This Lover's Heart
The Queen Of Sheba
With Dignity And Grace
A Million Miles Away
The Beast Of Babylon
The Endless Enigma
Only In My Dreams

Album Description

2000 release from well known prog act that's has twice headlined the annual 'Prog Day Festival' in North Carolina. Featuring a guest appearance from Jens Johansson (Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio and Stratovarius). Includes their rendition of the Emerson Lake and Palmer classic 'The Endless Enigma' and a second bonus track 'Only In My Dreams'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Great, but not perfection... yet........2005-06-04

I'm late to the game with this CD. I came across Mastermind accidentally as they opened up someone in Poughkeepsie in 1997. If it were not for the insane drumming, I might have forgotten about them. I picked up 2 of their CDs and saw great potential. Complex arrangements abound, but they only hit on a really good SONG once in a while, and usually when Bill sang. But as a singer, he didn't strike me as having the emotion of some others. Since then I got out of prog and into more straightforward metal... until now. So I picked up this CD to see how it sounded.

I'm completely blown away. More well written songs on this CD than all their others combined. Very moving words and melodies, yet they still have their awesome Mastermind prog sound. I love Bill's lyrics and Lisa sounds great. Having a dedicated singer has added that missing dimension that they needed. Their potential is being realized.

The reason I don't give it a 5 is that the recording is not very good. It tends to be shrill. I've heard low budget recordings that sounded fabulous, so I know that $$ is not necessarily an excuse for that.

Interesting progressive rock.......2004-10-14

Mastermind began as a fusion outfit, playing primarily instrumental music, but on this CD, they brought in new vocalist Lisa Bouchelle, and adopted a more song-oriented format. The songs remain fairly long, and contain extended instrumental sections, but these are now built around vocal melodies. The vocals are very professional, with an almost classical feel in places. The metal-tinged guitar riffs complement the singer nicely. The instrumental sections favor fluid solos, and the keyboards provide a good backgrop for the guitar. The result is music that is consistently interesting, and quite pleasant to listen to. This CD deserves more recognition than it has received up to now.

the best is yet to come.......2002-11-07

I must say that after reading the other reviews that i thought maybe I had done the wrong thing in ordering this CD but now after listening to it many times I`m sure its very good. The new female singer Lisa Bouchelle is an exciting extra to Mastermind
she brings out a greater sense of melody . The guys are sounding fresh and the songs on this CD are also well written and musicaly outstanding with Bill Berends, Rich Berends and Jens Johansson these guys sound fantastic together. The version they do of ELP`s (The Endless Enigma)will make most prog heads drool. I don`t know what it is that some of the other reviewers hear (that they don`t like) but what ever it is I can`t hear it.
Well done Mastermind a very good CD, I feel the best is yet to come.

GO BACK TO CLOWN SCHOOL.......2002-07-21

...its fantastic! The female vocals are a brilliant
inclusion to a truely brilliant musical base the ELP cover
is totaly wild...This is progressive metal done
the way its done today!!! if you are already a Mastermind fan
it would seem some of the other [reviewers] who reviewed arn`t, then you must have this CD!

Not what one would expect, but still good........2001-11-12

Granted that they are at their best when doing completely instrumental songs, but I found that their added vocals took the band further than they would have gone if they'd kept on doing only instrumental songs. It is not as good as Excelsior, but it is still a good album. I think that this album will lead to something even better next time.