SYSTEMATIC CHAOS

15 years since DT took the world by storm with Images and Words the band seems to have hit a rut. A big one. For the past 4 years they seem to have become lazy in their songwriting, and the energy of their older works seems to have been lost - and yes you've probably just read those same words in 435 other reviews by others, always quick to criticise what is and will remain for years the most virtuosic band in the world.

The new album is decent enough, if you're a fan like me, but it just doesn't blow you away, like the first time I heard Metropolis Pt.2. The epics are there as is stunning virtuosity, but the heart is missing. In all the attempts to stop themselves from falling downhill the band have lost the soul from their music.

The opening track is good, as is the Ministry of Lost Souls but most of the other songs are bland and pretty uninteresting. Don't get me wrong there are some good moments on the disc, the instrumental on Constant Motion, the intense mood of Repentance and the sadness of Ministry really boost the album, but sadly only enough to appeal to long time DT fans like me.

If your a fan by it. If your not listen to it first, but i'll make this clear, Systematic Chaos is passable. Oh yeah if you like Muse don't listen to Prophets of War - You've been warned!!

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