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Black vinyl with printed innersleeve

The year 2014 and it feels like the power metal trend has been dead for a few years. The biggest names like Gamma Ray, Edguy and Helloween are still around. Bands like Rhapsody, Hammerfall, Nocturnal Rites, Sonata Arctica seems to struggle and all those hundreds of clones that came with the flood are all back in the underground again. So when a new band appears with a fantasy drawing on the cover you automatically think of a symphonic power metal act like Rhapsody or Power Quest. Do I even need to hear this, you might ask yourself. However after the first track, Enchanted Dragon Of Wisdom, i realized that this band really does it very well and they all are talented musicians. The guitarist has such a talent with clean sweep picking, melodies and with the combination of the keyboards adding an enchanting atmosphere and the drums adding tons of flashy, speedy sounds to stack up with the epic sounds this album just completely exemplifies a nearly perfect album. The only part of the album which has not really given any major impact to the music has to be the tracks with only dialogue. In a way the dialogue-only tracks sound just slightly cheesy as if they were ripped from some fan-made remake of Lord of the Rings. However, the tracks like that were only to add the epic and medieval mood and style to the whole album so other than that this album is stunning in all corners with each track giving its own personal mood and feeling. The band has also found a singer that gives his heart and soul on each and every song and he has a very large capability of controlling his vocal range which is the true key to a masterful and impressive vocalist, especially for a band that just got started recording. Overall, for a band this new and fresh to barely release their first album and possess so much talent and effort means that we can only expect better in the future for this band. Twilight Force hails from Falun in Sweden (the home of Sabaton) and they also have Sabaton vocalist Joakim Broden guesting on the album something that definitely will help the promotion of the band. Maybe Twilight Force is the band that will resurrect the whole power metal genre again. If youre a fan of power metal then Tales Of Ancient Prophecies is a must have as it combines all the top and vital keys needed to craft a masterful album.

Track listing:
1. Enchanted Dragon of Wisdom
2. The Power of the Ancient Force
3. Twilight Horizon
4. The Summoning
5. Whispering Winds
6. Fall of the Eternal Winter
7. Forest of Destiny
8. In the Mighty Hall of the Fire King
9. Made of Steel
10. Sword of Magic Steel
11. Gates of Glory