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Surrounded, in a country where Black & Death Metal rules with lyrics full of agression, blood and demons; Ark opens their own way in the difficult Progressive Metal scene, a genre with bands already established with a solid and strong fan base such as Dream Theater, Symphony X, Pain Of Salvation and Opeth just for mention the most popular. Formed with a vocalist with the sixe of Jorn Lande, one of the most creative guitar players Tore Østby, the magnific John Macaluso in the drums, a decent keyboard performance by Mats Olausson and the notable job in the bass by Randy Coven, Ark makes of this release a very pleasant experience with mostly powerful songs with TNT guitar riffs and awesome drum arrangements that change a little bit the genre standard playing using some jazzy nuances in a style that reminds the Bill Bruford Style and the bass lines add a unique flavor to this work. I have to stress the flamenco influences of Østby considering that is a predominant factor during the whole album, something he has shown in his previous collaborations in Conception.

Outsatnding tracks such as "Heal The Waters", "Resurrection", "Just A Little" and "Absolute Zero" turn to this release into a tasty work due to the performance of each one of the members of this norwegian supergroup. I don't hesitate to highly recommend this album. Without a doubt it deserves 4 stars.

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