SECOND LIFE SYNDROME

Well, not much to add because previews reviews says almost anything about one of the best prog metal albums that I've heard. Not a masterpiece but really enjoyable, worth listening to and closer to prog than metal...

The three miniepics are my highlights: Second Life Syndrome, the longest song of the album, sometimes dark, some times very metal, sometimes closer to some Marillion sections specially in the epical ending (Grudzinski guitar solo sounds pretty much like a Rothery piece) but is a song full of power, sad lyrics and interesting athmospheres. Dance with the Shadow (11 and a hal minutes) is another great song even when it's closer than DT stuff but still dark and floating for some moments. At last, Volte-Face. Their almost 9 minutes are full of great guitar sections and surprising changes. THe best song of the album IMO. THe other songs are great to. The almost-ballads Conceiving You and I Turned You Down are really amazing and still epical, again woith great vocals and guitar sections. THe instrumental Reality Dream III is very powerful and complex and Artificial Smile do their part of being the most heavy song of the album. After (with those scaru initial whispers) is perfect as an overtuire and the melancholic and dark Before work wonderful as a finale.

Usually I don't like the keyboards in prog metal bands because they sound weak but in this album Michal Lipaj work is remarkable and Mariusz Duda vocals are simply awsome.

Great album and an interesting add to your music collection.

3.8*