Happy throwback to 1998 power/prog metal! Labyrinth comes straight from Tuscany, and under that sun in 1994 they were formed. Apparently in 2002 they changed style and themes, but this is a 2016 performance of a 1998 song so I don’t know how big the changes were?

The song has some great chuggy progressions and fast-paced drums. The vocals soar over the harmonies really well; this is definitely something I’d want to see live with like Dream Theatre or maybe even Dragonforce. Just great tight technical work. The dueling guitar solos of slow noodly then fast super noodly is fun. Though the guy could use a big fan to make his hair look more majestic.

This is a live performance, but it sounds about as great as the studio version. The singer looks like a badass magician, which is important for metal vocalists. Like he’d work Vegas and make the Stratosphere disappear. Unless that already happened, then his work here is done. Unfortunately there’s no music video. I bet if there was, there’d be a ton of werewolves like playing kickball or something.

I tried listening to some of their more recent stuff, it’s a bit more aggressive/less soaring than the old stuff, but doesn’t feel like a major departure. It’s a bit more synth-heavy, but there’s solid keyboard presence in the old stuff too. Regardless, it’s a solid band in 1998, 2003, 2016, and 2021, so give them a listen, maybe even add them to a playlist so Bjørn Sportify will recommend it to you constantly.