MARCH OF PROGRESS

Ashes, what a strong opener for the album. Fast, melodic, catchy, hooky and metallic. All the correct ingredients in compliance with the band's unique sound.

The Return of the Thought Police is just classic Threshold with heavy Groom's riffing, James's clockwork drumming and the vocal harmonies that alongside the keyboards create the hooks, their formula.

Staring at the Sun grabs you with the immense rhythmic display by James and Steve Anderson (bass) and fluctuates between heaviness, funkiness and epic. Wilson's vocal work is outstanding throughout the whole album smartly utilizing his range and melodic unique melodic grasp.

Liberty Complacency Dependency brings back the heavy riffing and the atmospheric anxiety the band is so known for including in their song writing. Groom's soloing is a highlight here as well as the overall dynamic of the song that elegantly wonders between a couple of different sub genres.

Colophon is maybe one of the strongest tracks in the album, at least for me. The bass line is so catchy and memorable, simple but sticky and with the level of pristine production this album has it stands out even more. Somehow the riffing finds a way to follow the frenetic drumming (or vice versa) and again the vocal work its remarkable.

The Hours sits halfway of the journey with melodic hooks again, the type that invites to further listening with those heavy guitars trying to feel as mellow and crystalline as the piano, something the band does so well! Wonderful song indeed.

That's Why We Came hits the power ballad button but not in a traditional way, almost every line sounds more like a bridge than o chorus and somehow it works avoiding a colisión between boring standard structure and emotional inventive, a really good track.

Don't Look Down is yet another classic Threshold sounding song with the all its perks and flavors. The heavy guitars, the harmonizing vocals in the bridge and the melodic hook in the chorus, mellow and virtuoso break and then back again to the already full conceived formula.

Coda! My favorite from the album, the song that made me go back and back, simply perfect Threshold. It has a little of everything that I've mentioned and applauded?remember remember!

Last but not least?The Rubicon. 10 plus minutes of progressive metal at its best. Bass and drums are so tight that is difficult to tell who's really driving the truck and then the guitar-keys tandem that decorate everything in that unique way, that Threshold way, their sound. March of Progress is immense, an amazing record that deserves attention. Enjoy!

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