This powerfully crafted quintet rains down steadily once again, having
first bled new life into their music for last year's stellar "Bleed"
release. One of Germany's latest exports, "Angel Dust" continues to root
itself in the
finest metal tradition, with a continued bold, yet majestic,
delivery, effectively shedding some much needed light in the bowels of
the black.
In all its shimmering splendor, "Enlighten The Darkness"
sees tragedy and magic exist hand in hand in what for them figures to be
an even more favorable climate than in years past. A Savatage for all
seasons, as they continue to present on their newest creation, "Angel Dust"
leaves little doubt that room for talented musical expression still
serves a useful purpose. This fact is exemplified in such noteworthy moments
of glory as with the monumental opener "Let Me Live," it's follow up
"The One You Are," and the flighty moments of "Fly Away," "Beneath the
Silence," and "Still I'm Bleeding."
"Angel Dust" will take you over and
above the borders of expectation into the ranks of spiritual grace where
shadows dance and nocturnal threats plod their perilous course, only to
again rise above the dampness and cold of the material world and into
another level of human consciousness.
Another solid outing, "Enlighten
The Darkness" picks up where "Bleed" runs dry, and flows freely through
the circulatory system of this healthy body of rock that they've helped
improve with their reemergence in recent years.
