METROPOLIS PART 2 - SCENES FROM A MEMORY

This album... is something else. I actually absolutely recommend you to go and do a full listen of this album, whether you like metal or not. The reason is, that Dream Theater explores so many topics in just one album that's hard to be even able to define this whole work in just a few words, maybe it's actually possible, and with just one word: Essential. At least to any progressive metal enjoyer.

Similar to 1992's Images And Words, Metropolis Pt. II defined not only a standard, but a high-point for all progressive metal before and to come. It features your basic prog metal aspects, such as technicality, dynamism, frequent melodies, all this implemented in a perfectly balanced way.

Metropolis Pt. II continues the story of the the first part, Metropolis Pt. II: The Miracle And The Sleeper, from Images And Words. This story is about a man who has a regression, where he finds out about a past life where he was a woman (Victoria) that was tragically murdered by her boyfriend. Nicholas decides to dig deeper into the story to find out the truth about all this.

If you're a progressive metal fan: What are you waiting for? If you're a progressive rock fan: Give it a try! Who knows if maybe you had a bad impression of progressive metal before and this album will show what it really is all about.

A truly essential album. One of my desert island albums, in fact. Five Stars.

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