SYSTEMATIC CHAOS

Ok to cut to the chase I am very disappointed but not overly surprised with the lack of creativity, well everything really, in this album. On the first listen it left me feeling nothing, little desire to listen to any song again, which is a very very bad sign for an album I have been eagerly anticipating for some time. The riffs (which almost touch on nu-metal sometimes), i found able to predict their direction on the first listen which is another really bad sign for an album and doesn't leave a lot to get into on subsequent listens.The melodies forgettable and these are big no no for any good prog group and it makes me wonder how much effort DT put into the creativity of the songs (I'm referring mostly to forsaken, constant motion, prophets of war and the dark eternal night). Now why a band would want to sound like Metallica when they themselves are infinitely better than said band escapes me completely. But I don't know, I guess I've been hanging out for another Scenes From A Memory at each release and each new album seems to step further away from that beacon of sweet sweet music, I mean I got the S.O.C winners cd and i found that to be more creative and more interesting to listen to than this turd of a record, maybe thats a bit too harsh but I said to my friend that this album has pretty much ended my phase of Dream Theater for the time being and I can say that it's a really sad way to go, like shooting the dog when its time comes and being left with only the memories... The good songs were the intro, In the Presence Of Enemies pt1 and Repentance. Repentance however sounds like it came from Opeth's Damnation if you take James' voice away...