Band : Tomorrow’s Eve
Album Title : Tales From Serpentia
Label : Lion Music
Distributor : Lion Music - Bertus
Release Date : 03/03/2009
Review : CD

The success of their first album The Unexpected World released by B. Mind Records (Berlin) , was overwhelming. Tomorrow’s Eve garnered international attention, radio play and The Unexpected World was even released in Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine and the Baltic through IROND Records (Moscow). The very successful album Mirror Of Creation followed in 2003. During this time, tensions within Tomorrow’s Eve were becoming unbearable and after the album was released, former vocalist Peter and the rhythm section Ralph and Sascha left the group, leaving Rainer Grund and Oliver Schwickert to fight it out. After a few more line-up changes, Tom Diener and Chris Doerr joined the band until Martin LeMar finally completed Tomorrow’s Eve in 2004. Meanwhile TE grew by playing Tours with artists like Paul DiAnno, Ryo Okumoto (Spock’s Beard) and Nightingale. In 2006 a new label was found in Lion Music (Finland) and finally the first album with the new line-up was recorded at SU2-Studios (Germany) in June: Mirror Of Creation 2 – Genesis II. This album aroused enthusiasm all over the world and Tomorrow's Eve garnered outstanding reviews for MOCII. Tomorrow’s Eve are back again with Tales From Serpentia and have all the tools to further enhance their reputation with the metal masses.

With a ten-year history behind them, they have no excuse for anything else other than what they believe in doing and continue to peddle out their respected brand of melodic prog metal that whilst not exactly the most original on the face of this planet, still allows for a few delves into diverse waters when it wants to.

There are a few AOR-ish moments intact, intentional or not I wouldn't know, but they work into the wood with the rest of the nails and I can't see too many complaints being made This is a fine album with supreme musicianship and vocals to match with highlights including the heavy ballad “Remember” , the dramatic epic closer “The muse” and  the power-riffery of the fast-paced “Faces”.

84/100

Peter Brems.