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Contents: High-quality Blu-spec CD2 specifications, includes liner notes, lyrics, and translations, available for purchase on Fridays. Track Listing: 1. World Spinning - The Final Curtain 2. In a World of Fools 3. Mars & Minerva 4. The Gods of Rome A new masterpiece born, offering a message of hope in these turbulent times! The Flower Kings, leading figures in Nordic progressive rock, present their 18th studio album. This work lies between a comfortably constructed side and a strangely beautiful and grand side, a meticulously crafted epic on a cinematic scale, while also serving as an homage to the long suites of the analog LP era. The songs were primarily written by Roine Stolt and Lale Larsson (Key), with the 30-minute-long "The Gods of Rome" forming its core. Borrowing from the imagery of ancient Rome, it superimposes universal themes such as power, conflict, and the human cost of ambition onto modern society. While acknowledging the current state of the world, which is marked by division and a lack of empathy, it ultimately presents a message rooted in "hope." The album serves as a guidepost, showing how to reach that hope and how to rekindle love in people's hearts and in society. "I said this 37 years ago, but this is the band that I will continue with until the last day of my life. But I never dreamed that in 2026 we would be making one of our greatest masterpieces!" (Roine Stolt) Media reviews and more The Flower Kings, leading figures in Nordic progressive rock, release their 18th studio album. This work lies somewhere between a comfortably constructed side and a strangely beautiful and grand side, a meticulously crafted epic on a cinematic scale, while also being an homage to the lengthy suites of the analog LP era. The music was primarily written by Roine Stolt and Lale Larsson (Key), and at its core is the approximately 30-minute-long "The Gods of Rome." Borrowing imagery from ancient Rome, it superimposes universal themes such as power, conflict, and the human cost of ambition onto contemporary society. While acknowledging the current state of the world, which is marked by division and a lack of empathy, it ultimately presents a message rooted in "hope." It becomes a guiding light, showing how we can reach that hope and how we can rekindle love in people's hearts and in society. (C)RS
