REALITY IN FOCUS

OK, Magnitude 9 is more traditional heavy metal than progressive metal. In this case, their album "Reality in Focus" doesn't give something new in their genre. They put a little progressive element in their music but... still it won't reach the perfect harmony of Dream Theater. For me, their music is plain. Same with other heavy metal bands. In some tracks, Corey Brown's vocal sounds like Geoff Tate of Queensryche. But one thing I could give two thumbs up for them is when they perfectly cover the Iron Maiden's classic "Flight of Icarus". After all, this is only a mediocre heavy metal album.