Missa Mercuria is a pleasant surprise... Well the intro song wasn't that good, but when the other songs came on I was blown away. I've always enjoyed D.C. Cooper's singing (although some maybe won't enjoy his high vocal range stuff). Missa Mercuria has Royal Hunt vibe on the third track Divine Spark... but Missa Mercuria isn't Royal Hunt clone. The other songs are totally different and that's what I like so much about this album — it's very diverse. You can literally listen to it over and over again... it's so good. There's something for everyone, heavy, symphonic, prog, ballads, you name it.

D.C. Cooper isn't the only singer on this album... There are many guest appearances (for example Edenbridge's Sabine Edelsbacher appears on 'Whisper of the Soul'). Also David Readman from Pink Cream 69 & Adagio can be heard on this record. He appears on 'The Fairytale of Truth' and 'Bursting Ego'. Also Isolde Groß and Andy Kuntz appeared on this record.

The sound is also very good on this album (it's well produced). And every now and then you'll hear astounishing guitar work... There's not much to complain. Get this album, you won't regret it...

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- MAGE (26.05.2004)

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LINE-UP:
Lill, Andreas: Drums Ward, Dennis: Bass Lill, Stephan: Guitars Koffler, Alfred: Guitars Beyrodt, Alex: Guitars Werno, Günter: Keyboards Weiss, Pedro: Percussion (Session Percussionist) Vocalists: Cooper, D.C.: Firegod Edelsbacher, Sabine: Watergoddess Williams, Lori: Earthgoddess Kuntz, Andy: Airgod Groß, Isolde: Mercuria Readman, David: Narrator
Producer:	Ward, Dennis
Mixing by:	Köhler, Achim
Mastering by:	Unavailable

	TRACKLIST:
	01. Earth's Destruction 02. Requiem Mortale 03. Divine Spark (Firegod) 04. Whisper of the Soul (Watergoddess) 05. Mother Earth (Earthgoddess) 06. Spirit of Wisdom (Airgod) 07. Illusion of Time 08. Missa Mercuria 09. Fairytale of Truth 10. Farewell for Love's Sake 11. Journey to Hades: Departure to Fear 12. Strange Desert Walk 13. Bursting Ego 14. Down to Hell 15. Rectificando 16. Outro: New Eon Arises