Among Beggars and Thieves: one of the great albums of all time. Well, a good album, anyway. Dreams and Pyres is among my favorite songs, probably in my top 5 favorite somewhere. I love the duet a la piano at the beginning, then the orchestral part, and the metal-opera chorus parts...great song from start to finish. I agree there should be more like that, especially with multiple voices together. Mathias should do a duet with ZP Theart from Dragonforce! Heh heh...just joking. That would sound like crap. I like what I've read you guys suggest as to another male vocalist, although I think Mathias with a female voice (such as the one in ABAT) is much better.
Anyway, I also really enjoyed Man of the Hour, although I think that the vocals weren't the best on the chorus, and I really liked Field of Sorrow, Carnival of Disgust, Mountain Men...basically the CD. Keep up the good work guys! Falconer is my favorite band ever! Now if only we could get you guys to come to the US...ah, well. Hope springs eternal.
So long! Can't wait for another ABAT, or whatever you guys feel like putting out. This CD was probably...yeah, 8 out of 10 is probably about right, Stefan. Good record.