The Dogma is an Italian newcomer to symphonic power metal, and features five young talented musicians. Unfortunately, the group has nothing new to offer to the genre, as their songs mostly rely on "borrowed" hooks. Nonetheless, time passes rather pleasantly while listening to this record though the songs are only good at best. It's a shame the production on this record is what one can expect if one takes loudness wars into account... this album has been squashed to peak at -2,75db RMS!

While the songs on Black Roses are quite moderate, the cover artwork done by Andreas Marschall is spectacular. Perhaps the Dogma will hone their songcrafting skills and surprise us favourably with their second album. After all, this is their debut record.

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- MAGE (September 17th, 2006)

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LINE-UP:
Santori, Daniele: Vocals Binetti, Cosimo: Guitars Smeriglio, Stefano: Keyboards Vawamas, Steve: Bass with Terrana, Mike: Drums Moonpell: Choir on "Ghost of War" Choli, Erichetta The Choir of Saint Cosma
Producer:	Bemm, Siggi
Mixing by:	Diamond, Dan
Mastering by:	Unavailable

	TRACKLIST:
	01. Black Roses 02. Wicked Angels 03. Queen of the Damned 04. Devil's Bride 05. ...and Julie No More 06. Ghost of War 07. Temptation 08. Waiting for the Rain 09. Sands of Time 10. Maryann Length: 54:48