1. Introduction – Part II (2:37)
2. Divide & Conquer (4:46)
3. Destroyer (5:34)
4. Metamorphosis (5:53)
5. Mothership (2:23)
6. Just Before the Dawn (5:01)
7. Hybrids (6:14)
8. Hunted (4:32)
9. Maschinenmensch (9:03)
10. Parasite (4:33)
11. Brave New World (Outro) (3:36)Bonus Tracks:
12. The Perfect Weapon (7:41)
13. Alien DeathRay (4:31)Grazie all’incredibile lavoro coi Symphony X, Romeo ha guadagnato una posizione di risalto tra i chitarristi heavy metal più importanti di sempre. Influenzato da icone della sei corde come Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dimebag Darrell e Uli Jon Roth, Michael si è anche immerso nelle opere di Beethoven, Ravel e Stravinsky. Ma c’è ancora un altro lato del compositore del New Jersey, appassionato di giganti della musica cinematografica come Bernard Herrmann, John Williams, Danny Elfman e Hans Zimmer.
“The title feels a little more prophetic than usual”, he says. “Just by taking a look around at what’s going on in the world. For the most part, there’s a strong sci-fi element to the album, but on a few songs I’m kind of like, ‘Maybe the aliens can just sit this one out while we fight among ourselves…ha.’”
For WOTW2, Romeo welcomes a couple of returning players – drummer John Macaluso and bassist John “JD” DeServio – but the album marks the first time he worked with Croatian singer Dino Jelusick. “I go way back with John and JD, so they were the obvious choices, but this time I wanted to try something different with the vocals”, Romeo says. “Dino came highly recommended, and he totally nailed it! He really brought an exciting element to the music.”
Summing up the album, Romeo says, “It takes the first record deeper into the journey. It’s H.G. Wells with modern-day sci-fi, and there’s a lot of super-heavy cinematic music and, obviously, lots of guitars. Put it on and forget where you are. Let’s go somewhere else. The real world will still be here.”
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