STRANGERS

I was hooked from the start! At the moment i listened to this for the first time i didn't know the band but had high expectations, because i remember i read a five star review that caught my attention. Fist of all: if you are interested in virtuoso singers, listen to this album. Noa Gruman is incredible!! Now to the music... i don't now many prog metal/power metal(?) bands but this album sounds very original to me. The songs are catchy but have much complexity, whithout copying bands like Dream Theater, for example. The album flows perfectly, i don't know how many times i used it to go for a run to the park. This a multi purpose album, you can listen to it with your eyes closed and pay attention to the details too. It doesn't have long, epic, nor pretentious tracks in my opinion. I'll give it 4.5 stars rounded down because compared to some Dream Theater or Pain of Salvation albums it is not at that level in the composition department. However, the musicmanship here it top level without a doubt.