The album is a little less heavy and not as danceable as some of their previous efforts, although there are some dazzling synth-disco cuts such as the acid-tinged stormer "Invincible" and the brassy, bittersweet "Prophecy." "A New Quest" is another winner, briefly starting out slow and ominous before suddenly launching into a triumphant Italo-disco stride. Endless is the third and final chapter of the second volume of the Magic Sword saga, following debut full-length Volume 1 and two EPs. ![]() Their music blends arpeggio-heavy disco beats, in the vein of Giorgio Moroder and Cerrone, with wailing guitar and keyboard solos, and the Keeper wields a sword of light during the group's ever-evolving live performances. While this seems like a fantasy concept worthy of a power metal band like Helloween or Manowar, Magic Sword actually play synthwave, a retro-futuristic style of electronic music heavily inspired by the aesthetic of 1980s action and horror films. Instead of providing actual biographical information, their backstory is the legend of the Keeper, who was manipulated into freeing the Dark One from captivity and is now on a quest to find the Chosen One in order to unleash the power of the Magic Sword and return the Dark One to its eternal prison. Magic Sword are a cloaked, neon-masked trio of anonymous heroes who wish to be referred as the Keeper of the Magic Sword, the Seer of All Truths, and the Weaver of All Hearts and Souls.
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