SUN CAGED

After only a few seconds with SUN CAGED spinning in my CD-player I thought: DREAM THEATER. Without doubt, DREAM THEATER has to be one of SUN CAGED's influences. If you want some more comparisons I might as well mention LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, PAIN OF SALVATION and SYMPHONY X. Very technically skilled musicians and surprisingly strong compositions from what I believe is a debuting band. Their debut album is better than many releases from far more established colleagues. The well-known talent Arjen LUCASSEN has done a splendid job creating a clear and dynamic sound mixing this album. This is progressive metal in its finest hours and it won't disappoint any fans of the genre. I'm still amazed to hear such a great new band. It's simply one of the most interesting prog metal releases recently.