After seven years the Luca Turilli trilogy comes to an end with ‘The Infinite Wonders Of Creation’. After a slow start with the beautiful yet slightly inappropriate opener ‘Secrets Of Forgotten Ages’, and orchestral opener, the music takes off and female vocalist Bridget Fogle overpowers the listener. For the first time in his solo carreer, Turilli decided on using two vocalists, the second being Olaf Hayer. I’m slighly sad to inform you that this wasn’t the brightest of decisions.

Take for example the track ‘Angels Of The Winter Dawn’. Not only am I bothered by the slight esoteric keyboards (I know, the concept is nature), but more importantly, the combination Hayer and Fogle just doesn’t impress. Both vocalists have too much power, which is then compensated by Hayer who’s holding back most of the time.

There are a few pretty good tracks on the album though. I like ‘Altitudes’, but this one could just been taken from the ‘Lost Horizons’ album that is of a higher standard. On ‘The Infinite Wonders Of Creation’, Trulli plays both guitars and keyboards. There are a couple of neat keyboard experiments, like the spacy sounds on ‘The Miracle Of Life’, where Hayer takes the lead. Most of the tracks are more based on atmospheric soundscapes than on powerful metal.
I bet most Rhapsody fans will be disappointed with the latest effort as well. The problem with a trilogy and the release of two different albums at the same time (Dreamquest) is that you’re bound to compare. To be short, ‘The Infinite Wonders Of Creation’ is probably the weakest of all albums, still good enough to enjoy though, but only just.