AERONAUTICS

More European power metal than prog, this is a gem of an album with no real leanings toward prog other than the odd key change and unexpected chord progression (progressive yes but not trully in the 'Prog' sense that we would expect to find reviewed here). Otherwise an album that quite rightly deserves a mention and listen by anyone who generally enjoys this kinda thing. I love it but comparing it to the likes of bands at the core of this site is probably a little unfair.

Jorn has a great set of pipes but probably uses them less here than he did on the debut.

In a progressive sense I enjoyed Ark more and if you are thinking of giving this a spin I would encourage you to grab Ark's - Burn the Sun first as it is better suited to the progressive genre.

Good but not essential however in my own collection which is quite varied, prog being only one of my faves, I grade it an extra star!