''Trinity'' is the third studio album by Austrian

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band

Visions of Atlantis Visions of Atlantis is an Austrian metal band from Styria, founded in 2000. Inspiration came both from successful symphonic metal band Nightwish and from the myth of Atlantis. History ''Eternal Endless Infinity'' and lineup changes ( ...

, released on 25 May 2007 in Europe and 5 June 2007 in the US. It features American vocalist

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Reception

The album received a mixed reception by critics.

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's reviewer marked strong influences of

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to the band and wrote that the album, although well done, was not very original. A review by the German edition of ''

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'' concluded that, at the time, the band had not yet written any remarkable song. The style was called

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y, and singer

's voice was criticised for being too "fairy-like" when compared to the male vocals by Mario Plank. The '' Sonic Seducer'' was, however, positive about the album and wrote that Visions of Atlantis had matured. In contrast to ''Metal Hammer'', the ''Seducer's'' reviewer praised Ferlaak's voice as powerful.

Track listing

References

2007 albums Visions of Atlantis albums Napalm Records albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub