SYSTEMATIC CHAOS

I'll keep this short and sweet: This is DT's best outing since the Images & Words/Awake era abut be awake that musically, Systematic Chaos is quite a bit different from those two albums. I am going to ahead and say that unless you have quite a large metal background already established in your collection and enjoy acts such as Opeth, Pain of Salvation, Devin Townsend plus a little bit of Metallica then you may not enjoy it as much as I have. I will also go on the record and state that even though it gets very close, it still doesn't match I&W or Awake, instead falling just a little short. All in all however, fans of progressive metal who love the long instrumentals often displayed in DT's work and are looking for a nice blend of the band's styles between the 90's and 00's will more than likely cherish this brilliant outing by one of the best bands (if not, the best) of today's progressive metal scene.

I'd also like to to add that the special edition of the album is also very much worth an extra few bucks as the documentary and booklet included are both interesting and introspective of not only the album but the band itself.