AEON GODS – Reborn To Light

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6.5

• Bands:
  AEON GODS
• Duration: 00:43:04
• Available from: 02/20/2026
• Label:

• Scarlet Records

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Did you miss Aeon Gods, discographically speaking? Maybe not really.
The lukewarm wait for “Reborn To Light”, this is the name of the new work of the German quintet of Egyptian-Assyrian-Babylonian inspiration, was warmed up by the first singles such as “Birth Of Light”, which at least foreshadowed a record that was a little more focused than the first “King Of Gods”.
If we subtract from this the prejudices due to that tendency to have power metal 'theme' for everything (from zombies with Dominum, to Dwarfs with Wind Rose and so on), we can say that the omen has in a certain sense come true.

Even though it always sounds flat, like many other works that come out of this forge, in this episode for the first time not only can we hear the guitars, with solos that are still well centered, but even the orchestrations (obviously computerized) don't sound completely cloying and out of place.
A shift in sound more towards the power metal of the early 2000s, therefore, rather than wanting to chase the new wave of recent years at all costs, with elements closer to bands like Freedom Call and Rhapsody, especially from a technical point of view, with a decidedly more successful production than the previous album.
Consequently, in some episodes there is an attention to the more instrumental moments and not necessarily directed towards the creation of the chorus to sing during the live performances, thanks to the work of the guitars and drums which finally sound as they should, at least for a power metal band, and even Alexander Hunzinger's singing is finally more characteristic and personal.
Also thanks to a well-balanced tracklist, between more solemn songs like “Soldiers Of Re (Amduat pt. III)”, almost of Manwarian memory, or the ballad “Barque Of Millions (Amduat pt. I)”, Aeon Gods seem to have understood that by building a solid structure on an instrumental level you can also achieve something more than focusing everything on appearance, especially in songs like “Rebellion (Re's Dying Reign pt. I)”, which is characterized by the presence of the flute and a – we must admit – very interesting sitar solo.

The second part of the work definitely stands out over the first, and we would be lying if we said that we didn't find ourselves humming the chorus of “Feather Or Heart”, or that of “Blood And Sand (Re's Dying Reign pt. II)”: if they had mainly insisted on this mix of Myrath-like tendencies, we would probably be talking about “Reborn To Light” as an interesting album, but we have to hold back on 'good but not too much', as the tendency is still not daring, creating catchy songs and without too many experiments.
This is really a shame, because at least four noteworthy songs are there, but over and over again you get the annoying sensation of always listening to the exact same album written by other bands who focus, as already written, on theme rather than substance.
In conclusion, “Birth Of Light”, with all its limitations, still does better than the band's debut, but we are still far from imagining the rise of Aeon Gods in the pantheon of modern power groups.