Therefore, the band is unsurprisingly her vehicle, and once again she gives a strong performance throughout. With the sophomore album coming shortly afterwards, I was looking forward to an opportunity to shine a light on a promising artist in one of our less-covered genres, but unfortunately Chapter II: Legacy has left me somewhat underwhelmed.Īd Infinitum was founded by Melissa Bonny, with the project initially crowdfunded by Bonny. The heavy Kamelot influence probably played a part in that, but beyond symphonic power metal, there was a more grounded heavy metal approach delivered with a sense of grandeur in many songs, as well as some effective poppier sensibilities. Two such bands that earned nominations in last year’s awards were Seven Spires and Ad Infinitum although the former was more heralded across the online metal community, it was the latter’s debut record, Chapter I: Monarchy, that stood out to me as the sound of an up-and-coming band with real promise. With many of the bigger names in symphonic metal either going on divisive musical journeys ( Nightwish, Within Temptation) or undergoing line-up turmoil ( Delain), there’s plenty of room in the genre for emerging bands to make their name.

I hear a lot of promise in Ad Infinitum, but Chapter II: Legacy isn’t the sound of them realizing that promise.

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