ALL THAT YOU FEAR IS GONE

This superband is back with the new drummer Adam Falkner to offer us a well crafted melodic progressive metal album with some classical tones. The songwriting is strong showing some inspired musicians that know how to balance technique and emotions. The overall sound is on the metal prog rock side but everything is moderate by the vocals of Damien and some choirs. We have few instrumental passages despite many rhythm changes but not too much to sacrifice the flow of the music. The keyboards, the piano, and some acoustic guitar have plenty space and the band don't use too many guitars solos, but when they do, it's very effective. The production is top notch which always add to the enjoyment of this 70 minutes album. If the band show some influences from Haken in some places and to other bands in the realm of Progressive Metal, they have succeeded to create something refreshing that I am sure many will enjoy.