DEAD RECKONING

It has been suggested that this is more a metal album than it is prog. I think that is true of the last few albums by Threshold each being very melodic and quite accessible metal. This isn't necessarily a bad thing but I think it's placing Threshold in danger of stagnating.

Anyway, this is a good album and an enjoyable listen. It's well written and well produced. The musicians are all on good form. The tunes have some good hooks. But it leaves me wanting more. It's not as good as either Clone (which I think is their best release) or Hypothetical (which got lots of acclaim, much kudos here on ProgArchives and which I also think is pretty fine) so I find myself tending to a mark of "good" here. Perhaps even "good but could do better". I'm sure that they will!