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Stream of Passion – The Flame Within (2009) – Review

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Here is a band that improves with the past? Or should we say they decline as they move forward into the future?

Well, first I reviewed Stream of Passion‘s newest album A War of Our Own – newest meaning 2014 – and it didn’t impress me too much. So in desperation, I turned to some older stuff this band produced.

And … BINGO!

The band’s second studio album The Flame Within really delivers a much better brand of Progressive Metal. And it exceeds expectations on that scale. The band recovered nicely, after having been treated somewhat shabbily by Arjen Lucassen… [...] Click to raid more!

Stream of Passion – A War of Our Own (2014) – Review

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The style of the Dutch band Stream of Passion for sure creates a déjà-vu of sounds past.

Their newest 2014 production A War of Our Own comes across as a typical Symphonic Metal band with a strong Progressive Metal influence. A sound almost ubiquitous to anything in the genre.

At first, you hear some Evanescence in their tune. Later other names come to mind. Like Diabulus in Musica, Within Temptation, Illuminata – you name it. A mixed bag. And it appears that the band fronted by Marcela Bovio embraced many different elements of the genre. This to create … [...] Click to raid more!