Saw these guys open for H.E.A.T in Hamburg, they were really good, my favorite tracks off The Promise of Life are:
"Young Again", "The Law" and "Motherland"
Yes, horrible.
"Cry for Freedom" was never a favorite of mine to begin with, but it does sound okay-ish with the beefed up sound on the new recording, I think I might actually prefer this new version of the song.
Not sure how many here are familiar with Helmut Lotti, but in Europe he's this big tenor, who's been around forever, and is highly regarded amongst classical music lovers. A couple of months ago this video dropped, and it's freakin' great: