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Avaland – Chemical Poetry (2026) – Review

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Alright, the band boasting a perpetual metal opera is back in town. The RMR crew last looked at them in 2023, when The Legend of the Storyteller failed to pump up our juices enough to get us really excited.

Yup, Avaland are back from whatever rock they hid under for the last three years. Chemical Poetry is the newest sub-theme to the well-known operatic urges they’ve pursued for long years. Interestingly, Rockshots Records are gone from the equation, and the band’s very own vanity label Storytium SAS has taken over. I reckon, to ‘take back control’ or something. An argument … [...] Click to raid more!

Avaland – The Legend of the Storyteller (2023) – Review

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Avaland. The band already made a forceful appearance on this ‘zine with their debut album Theater of Sorcery. And back in 2021, this piece came somewhat as a surprise to us. The RMR crew expected some sort of a dime-a-dozen cheese-laden Power Metal piece. Instead, the meaty delivery and the musical acumen impressed us somewhat fierce. So, two years and many more PM records down the road, the band greets us with The Legend of the Storyteller.

And, I daresay, their credo of being a metal opera is now stronger than ever. This time, the band left … [...] Click to raid more!

Avaland – Theater of Sorcery (2021) – Review

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Hells bells. Avaland‘s cover art for their new album Theater of Sorcery almost got the better of me. Because right away, I could not help but be harassed by a psychedelic vision of Avantasia’s Ghostlights.1 And this came about, because – their art indeed resembles what Tobias Hammet’s outfit presented some time ago. In an ominous and geeky kind of way.

But actually, the cover perfectly fits in with the ubiquitous Power Metal theme. But – more importantly – it goes well with Avaland‘s calling that they claim to be metal operas.

A style direction that … [...] Click to raid more!