It's an orchestra-themed rock band that plays metal covers of classical music complete with stunning light shows at their concerts. Where do we start?
- "Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24
" is about a cellist in Sarajevo, a man who refused to go to bomb shelters during the Bosnian War, and instead played music for the town in the bombed out town square, including Christmas songs during December. It is the only song played twice during the concert, and both times, they pull out all the stops in terms of special effects. But where it really becomes the stuff of legend is during the intro, where the story's main character, "the Angel", flies over several places in the world where there is human suffering (Belfast, Burundi, Palestine, Darfur) and nearly loses his faith in humanity because of all the terrible acts and "the killing for their god". Until he hears the cellist playing, which restores his faith in humanity and hope. Bonus points for being based on a true story. During their 09 Tour, they had new LED screens as part of the background. While the song was played, they emulated their original video (Can be found on their website). Take a look at it in action. - "Epiphany". The singer is a Khmer Rouge general named Tran-Do, undergoing a Heel Realization when he compares his current occupation with his Confucian upbringing. The lyrics are great, but the music is epically awesome.
- "Wizards in Winter". Almost always expect a light show to play along to the ascending and descending notes.
- "The Mountain" starts with a dark and powerful build-up until it suddenly drops into a full-on metal version of "In The Hall of The Mountain King". The live version fittingly adds in a thunderstorm and dragon motif to go with it, and later shows even have a Tesla coil.
