ovidiu ...and here we are with the third part of the GENIUS saga,closing the chapter in big style with the last monument of musical wizardry-THE FINAL SURPRISE!The real surprise is that the GENIUS character is performed my the fantastic DC COOPER...replacing MARK BOALS for this episode..and DC is making a sensational team with DANIEL GILDENLOW and JORN LANDE!!!WOW!!!Amazing line up...truly fantastic vocalists here -cream of the cream!Plus ,the extremely talented TOBY HITCHCOOK from PRIDE OF LIONS and the golden boy of rock ERIC MARTIN,this unbelieveble line up is perfect!With the best sound ever and the most inspired compositions ,this final chapter has many moments of pure genius,with breathtaking symphonic parts and great power metal tracks with many prog metal elements!LIVERANI is on top of his inspiration.the keyboard part are simply brilliant and the arrangements are close to perfection!Great guitar solos too and Mr Ciccioni is delivering some of the most impressive drumming parts ever played by this so talented Italian musician!SAVE ME FROM MY DESTINY is one of the best tracks of the trilogy and ANDREA is playing with so much passion on this track,which is a pure jewel!All the compositions are so well structured and each song is putting in evidence the immense talent of all the marvelous vocalists invited in the project!This final chapter of GENUS has also a very impressive cover-trully ramarcable and inspired!GENIUS will remain in the history of modern music like one of the most complete and complex rock operas,which takes classical elements of a rock opera but in combination with actual ingredients-an impressive sound,an intelligent mix of technical wizardries ,amazing musicianship and high quality compositions!A musical triumph -a milestone album in prog metal music and something that will mark forever the prodigal career of DANIELE LIVERANI- a true GENIUS!5 STARS for something close to perfection!

ovidiu Second episode for this superbe GENIUS ROCK OPERA and second triumph for mastermind DANIELE LIVERANI!Taking the torch from other great concept albums-style ROCK OPERA-because I think a ROCK OPERA is absolutely -in all the ways also a concept album,this second opus is a little more courageous and experimental that the first episode!It's absolutely inspired and remarkably well composed and also offers some new characters in the story!Great vocalists added this time too,and this is something that brings new blood to the story,without loosing anything from the fascination of the musical display!Beautiful compositions-uptempo and midtempo,some symphonic keyboards orchestration truly amazing provided by Liverani!The vocal performances are magnificent and we feel that each vocalist was 200 % involved in the project,delivering the best from themselves for a truly historical album!A better production also and great,great magical,wonderful moments for this second episode of the trilogy!Pure masterpiece,very complex and technical but also melodic and emotional.Sensational art cover too,maybee the best of all tree from the trilogy!5 STARS FOR A TIMELESS MASTERPIECE

ovidiu This debut album of the trilogy GENIUS is one of the most inspired and impressive concept opera rock albums ever released!It's the fruit of the amazing imagination and talent of DANIELE LIVERANI- a true sensational Italian musician,responsable for great musical projects like EMPTY TREMOR,TWINSPIRITS,KHYMERA,COSMICS among others!This album proves that a brilliant musician can make a fabulous concept opera rock album,with a marvelous cast -but in the same time to be a very coherent and well builded musical construction!It's absolutelly impressive the fact that the instrumentists on this album are only 2 persons-DANIELE LIVERANI himself and DARIO CICCIONI!All instruments-guitars and keyboards excepting drums -are played by this fantastic musician called DANIELE LIVERANI!Musically speaking-this album is a great mixture of prog metal-symphonic elements-speed-sometimes even trash-power metal-pure heavy metal-all in a very attractive and inspired formula!The vocalists are wonderful and they deliver impressive vocal acts , each of them has his own place,well defined and precise in the story!The storyteller-performed by Philip Bynoe is simply catchy and his interventions between the songs are perfectly well placed!All tracks are pretty long,but not at all boring or exagerated in their display,the music is technical but not too demonstrative -the music is really song orientated and focused!Superbe compositions and a great musical triumph,a true lifetime achievement for Liverani-under all aspects!The 2 albums that follow under the GENIUS title are magnificent as well,and GENIUS seems to be one of the most ambitious and spectacular rock operas ever!!5 STARS FOR A MASTERPIECE!