Tracks:
1. Gethsemane
2. Angel (Come Walk With Me)
3. A Virtual Lovestory
4. Flow
5. Cry
6. Reach Out
7. Tell Me When I'm Gone
8. Hold On
9. Cardinal Sin
10. Would It Be The Same
11. Hand On Heart (Bonus track)
Fourth album by the leading Norwegian progressive metal act. Roy S. Khan (later
in KAMELOT) on lead vocals.
"Flow" marked the first (and only) major stylistic shift in CONCEPTION's
short-but-incredible career. While their first three albums were in no way
clones, they all kept an 80's power metal sensibility to them that united them
in style, despite their differences. "Flow" sees a move away from the power
metal sound towards a more catchy and accessible sound. For most bands, this
also accompanies a loss of musical integrity, yet CONCEPTION manage to keep
their musical genius mostly intact, an impressive feat. While they may have
ditched the crushingly heavy power metal riffs of their old albums, they
retained the superb songwriting that always made their albums great, and though
it may be different, "Flow" is still a great album worth much more praise and
recognition than it receives. (from "Metal Archives") |