Прологом этого исторического эпоса стал Sweven — и сразу шум скандинавских ветров, головокружительная глубина фьордов, пронзающий холод морей. Первая глава – трек King of Kings, среднетемповый, в меру эпичный, где сопрано Лив раскрывается в полной красе, превращая King of Kings в арию из оперы. Сказ о к Хальвдане Чёрном, отце Харальда — Halvdan the Black начинающийся как боевая песнь – просто каноничный пример современного симфо-метала. Не больше, не меньше. Далее идет трек уже в привычном для Leaves´ Eyes саунде — The Waking Eye. Нежный вокал Лив, стандартные риффы, клавишные, структура трека – неудивительно что основная ставка делается именно на этот трек, и именно этот трек был экранизирован.

Второй альбом хорошей итальянской power metal команды, которая вместе с Рапсодией очень недурно продвигает свою музыку к широким массам. Начинается диск совершенно убийственной "Moonlight", котораю очень долго сидела у меня в голове. Затем следует аж 5 вещей, которые мне представляются как фирменный знак команды: весьма техничный progressive-power metal с красивыми переходами от драйва к мелодичным клавишным пассажам и акустическим проигрышам.

В июле 1999-го вышел альбом «Engine», что стало концом 4-й главы истории Loudness. В 2000-м Такасаки начал вынашивать идею реформации Loudness с оригинальными ее музыкантами, и новость об этом была объявлена в мае. А в марте 2001-го на прилавках появился альбом «Spiritual Canoe» Когда группа отправилась в тур по Японии, фэны были просто в восторге видеть четырех музыкантов снова вместе. Появилось DVD, названное «The Soldiers Just Came Back 2001», и команда поехала в очередной тур с Annihilator.

Compilation 2001-2005

Однако не так страшна кукла, как ее размалевали. Идея создать тот самый музыкальный оксюморон удалась: совмещены два столь различных стиля, две диаметрально противоположные по энергетике манеры исполнения. И слушать это можно. А местами даже приятно и интересно.

Forever Changes is the third studio album by the American rock band Love, released by Elektra Records in November 1967. It was the final album recorded by the original band lineup; after its completion, Bryan Maclean left the group acrimoniously and the other members were dismissed by leader Arthur Lee. The album saw the group embrace a subtler, folk-oriented sound and orchestration, while primary songwriter Lee explored darker themes alluding to mortality and his creeping disillusionment with the 1960s counterculture.

Never Too Much is the debut solo studio album by American singer Luther Vandross, released on August 12, 1981, by Epic Records. Composed by Vandross himself, the album reached number 19 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Never Too Much earned Vandross two Grammy Award nominations in 1982, including Best New Artist and Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.

Renaissance is the sixth studio album by American singer Lionel Richie. It was released by The Island Def Jam Music Group on October 16, 2000 in the United States. A breakaway from his previous two albums Louder Than Words (1996) and Time (1998) which had been released after a decade-long hiatus and featured chief production from James Anthony Carmichael, Richie consulted a team of new collaborators to work with him, including Walter Afanasieff, Brian Rawling, Daryl Simmons, and Mark Taylor as well as Rodney Jerkins and his brother Fred.

Liberation Transmission is the third studio album by Welsh rock band Lostprophets.
This is the first Lostprophets album recorded without original drummer Mike Chiplin. Josh Freese drummed at the request of Bob Rock, but the band's first choice was Travis Barker. Ilan Rubin also played drums for the songs "Everybody's Screaming!!!" and "For All These Times Son, for All These Times".

Affection is the debut solo album by British R&B recording artist Lisa Stansfield, released by Arista Records on 21 November 1989. Stansfield co-wrote all songs with Ian Devaney and Andy Morris. Devaney and Morris also produced the album, except for "This Is the Right Time" which was produced by Coldcut. Affection received critical acclaim from music critics and was commercially successful. It reached top ten on the charts in many countries and has sold over five million copies worldwide.

Back to Front is the first compilation album by American singer Lionel Richie, which was released on May 5, 1992. It contains songs from both his successful solo career and as part of the band the Commodores, along with three new tracks (1-3). The international version of the album also includes the tracks "Dancing on the Ceiling" and "Stuck on You". It debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart and spent 12 weeks at number one in the Dutch Album Top 100.

Meteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on March 25, 2003 through Warner Bros. Records, following Reanimation, a collaboration album which featured remixes of songs included on their debut studio album Hybrid Theory. The album was produced by the band alongside Don Gilmore. The title Meteora is taken from the Greek Orthodox monasteries sharing the same name.

Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000, through Warner Bros. Records. As of 2017, the album has been certified diamond by the RIAA for sales in the band's home country of United States, with over eleven million units, peaking at number two on the US Billboard 200, and it also has reached high positions on other charts worldwide, with 30 million copies sold, making it the best-selling debut album since Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction and the best-selling rock album of the 21st century.

"Ocean Drive" is a song written by British duo Lighthouse Family, for their debut album, Ocean Drive (1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released as the second single in October 1995 and reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom. It was later re-released in May 1996 and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom. The song was slightly remixed for this single release, with new vocals. This version also appeared on their 2002 greatest hits album.