Lione/Conti

Lione/Conti
Studio album by Lione/Conti
Released	26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
Genre	Power metal[1][2][3] progressive metal symphonic metal [3]
Length	44:53[4]
Label	Frontiers
Producer	Simone Mularoni
Fabio Lione chronology
Into the Legend (w/ Rhapsody of Fire) (2016) Lione/Conti (2018) Ømni (w/ Angra (2018)
Alessandro Conti chronology
Rabbits' Hill, Pt. 2 (w/ Trick or Treat) (2016) Lione/Conti (2018) Re-Animated (w/ Trick or Treat) (2018)

Lione/Conti is a collaborative album by Italian power metal singers Fabio Lione (Angra, Turilli / Lione Rhapsody, ex-Rhapsody of Fire, ex-Vision Divine, ex-Labyrinth) and Alessandro Conti (Trick or Treat, Luca Turilli's Rhapsody) under the moniker Lione/Conti. It was released through Frontiers Records on 26 January 2018[4][1][2] (one source says 18 January.[5]). The project was conceived by Frontiers's president Serafino Perugino, who was willing to create an Italian version of the label's Allen/Lande partnership.[3] The album was written and produced by Simone Mularoni (DGM).[1][2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Simone Mularoni[1][2]

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Ascencion"	Fabio Lione, Alessandro Conti	4:41
2.	"Outcome"	Lione, Conti	4:18
3.	"You're Falling"	Lione, Conti	4:51
4.	"Somebody Else"	Lione, Conti	5:21
5.	"Misbeliever"	Conti	4:07
6.	"Destruction Show"	Lione	4:32
7.	"Glories"	Lione, Conti	4:24
8.	"Truth"	Lione, Conti	5:07
9.	"Gravity"	Conti	4:36
10.	"Crosswinds"	Lione	3:56
Total length:			44:53[4]

Personnel

• Fabio Lione - lead vocals
• Alessandro Conti - lead vocals
• Simone Mularoni - guitars, bass
• Filippo Martignano - keyboards
• Marco Lanciotti - drums

Sources:[1][2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer Italia	76/100[3]

Writing for Metal Hammer Italia, Dario Cattaneo praised the album's overall quality, but criticized it for sounding too similar to bands such as Kamelot and DGM itself instead of the bombastic symphonic epic metal the two vocalists are more associated with.[3]

References

1. "LIONE / CONTI Featuring RHAPSODY Singers FABIO LIONE And ALESSANDRO CONTI To Release Debut Album In January; "Ascension" Video Streaming". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
2. "Italian Heavy Metal Singers FABIO LIONE And ALESSANDRO CONTI Join Forces For 'Lione/Conti' Album". Blabbermouth.net. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
3. Cattaneo, Dario (23 January 2018). "Lione/Conti – Lione/Conti". Metal Hammer Italia. Future plc. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
4. "Lione/Conti". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
5. "2018 Hard Rock + Metal Album Release Calendar". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2020.