This is an interesting way to get that theme of duality under way right off the bat (pun not intended) in the first verse - is Vlad a “ Long fallen angel… begging for the pardon divine” or is he “ dream(ing) of the voice of the demons / Endlessly calling your name”… Do you see their smile shining through the flames” (that is, of hell)? The second is kind of giving him the benefit of the doubt, with “ Heroes among the stars / Tears of our angels fall from the skies” (or perhaps this is remembering his people who suffered under Ottoman rule) and looking toward a more understanding future (“ Redemption through blood and cries / Love will prevail at the end of times”).

Melissa has a sweet, rich voice and pleasant tone, but her vocal style stays pretty static throughout the album, with not a whole lot of variation - there are definitely points where you wish her voice would match the action a bit more. Many historians see him as a reformer and a fair ruler and he is a national hero in Romania.Ī tripping, delicate groove, but with heft and weightiness underneath, starts “ Reinvented” and it becomes the hallmark of the chorus too. The label bio notes the duality of his persona: was he ‘a hero protecting his land against the Ottoman Empire’ or ‘a violent and heartless monster’ or ‘the father of all vampires?’ Indeed his cruelty is well documented, but it’s also acknowledged to perhaps be exaggerated and perhaps it may have been somewhat necessary to secure order in a fractious country. Dracula, a controversial figure throughout history. “ Chapter II: Legacy” is the follow-up to last year’s “ Chapter I: Monarchy”, the second album in as many years for singer Melissa Bonny, guitarist Adrian Thessenvitz, bassist Korbinian Benedict, and drummer Niklas Muller. Where the first album was about Louis XIV, the lyrics and storyline of this one are inspired by Vlad the Impaler, a.k.a. But the Swiss symphonic metal band AD INFINITUM has found a niche within a niche all its own - concept albums about historical figures. Symphonic/power metal tackles a wide variety of subject matter - Sabaton does war, Leaves’ Eyes does Vikings, etc.

Unstoppable ad infinitum lyrics