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Rebellion - A Tragedy in Steel Part II: Shakespeare's King Lear (2018) - 7/10 Rate it: https://everydisc.com/ru/releases/1223 German power metallers, followers of Grave Digger, founded by the former guitarist and bassist of the 'Digger' and named after the band's main hit - Rebellion, have finally released a sequel 16 years later to their most successful album A Tragedy in Steel based on the works of William Shakespeare. British drama fascinates them just as much as their elder brothers in metal. The very guitarist-founder Uwe Lulis, by the way, has already left the band for Accept - the Teutonic metal scene is bubbling. The new conceptual story (Rebellion haven't done others for a long time), based on "King Lear", doesn't start as enchantingly as the first part, but there is enough drive in A fool's tale and Dowerless daughter. Between riffs, passages are recited - there are no departures from the original's successful method. Thankless child makes your hair stand on end; Stand up for bastards is pure GD; Storm and tempest is punchy; The mad shall lead the blind is good and recalls Blind Guardian in more than just its title; and Battle song truly matches its name. Total of 7 strong tracks, not a single one historically important even for Rebellion's discography and a failed conclusion to the album, where the concept stifled the material. The overall impression is pleasant and there is nothing to lower the score for, but it certainly doesn't reach the level of the first part or some other conceptual discs of the band. Primarily due to the lack of top-tier stuff. Although the Teutonic metal of Rebellion is alive, it speaks in repetitive words. I'd rather listen to the last Grave Digger album again.