It's a shame that this band is still without retail distribution in the USA, after their Fall Babylon Fall debut on R.E.X. several years ago. Like its previous two albums, Spiritual Wasteland takes the listener on a gothic and classic metal journey. While there's not an obvious storyline, there is the consistent outlook of sorrow and faithful survival of believers in a cold and controlled end-times world. While not a dead ringer for Geoff Tate, shades of Queensryche appear in the songwriting and vocals. The sonics are superb, and the overall sound is very full, augmented by well-placed keyboards. Veni Domine succeeds in living up to their own high standards. Power metal indeed lives on!
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Art for the Ears 1999Reviewed by Marco PovervestSweden's Veni Domine is here with their third excellent effort. The band has now a new line-up after bass-player Magnus Thormann left. Gabriel Ingemarson does bass now and keyboard-player Mattias Cederlund was added. Spiritual Wasteland follows the Veni Domine line of albums well, though it's not as doomy like Material Sanctuary. It still has the characteristic sound of the band due to the high…
