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Ah, the Folly of Judas! A double disc concept album. Stop laughing at the back! But seriously, this is rather good. I could see a dramatisation of this as a TV rock opera being a huge hit, maybe over Christmas one year. However, this album has been a commercial flop, and talk of live performances of the album has been abandoned. Indeed, the album seems to have sown the seeds of the band's disintegration with the announcement of KK Downing's departure. You didn't have to be Nostradamus to see this thing coming. Seems like it never quatrains but it pours.
Best tracks are "Prophecy" and "War" and the closing sequence of "Calm BeforeThe Storm/Nostradamus/Future Of Mankind". It's a love it or hate it album. It has been controversial with many fans disowning it. With banks of synthesisers and lush orchestrations, this is not standard metal stuff. The band were quick to follow it with a stop gap and make amends live album. Anyway, here is the promo video:
There are two main versions of the double album: one in a standard jewel case and the other a "Limited Deluxe Edition" where the 2 CDs are contained in a beautifully illustrated 48-page hardback book. Obviously the latter is the one to go for if you can find a copy at a reasonable price. There is also a box set with vinyl and CD versions but this is really expensive.
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