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"Chaos" starts with piano before the sumptuous direct air on a Wallace poem as a base, expressive pad on the velvety keyboard, the laid-back vocal eyeing the phrasing of Nick from PENDRAGON. The heavy riff arrives, surprising prog metal, allowing a beautiful drift at the end of the chorus; its sound flirting with SAGA in the distance and RUSH closer. Final arpeggio soaring then nervous for an abrupt end. "Bad Bitch" changes direction by offering a catchy rock, with an alternative reminiscence, a zest of Steven WILSON and the colorful rock of Franck CARDUCCI. The latent break with the dull riff, the sound searching and an atmospheric keyboard solo then another guitar making the title fly. Prog metal takes shape with this redundant riff, these spatial notes. A finale in the great prog rock tradition bordering on heavy on the typical rhythm of ENCHANT, to signify the symbolic hatred of the singer. "Marvelous World (Losing Season)" crystalline piano, acoustic arpeggio leading to the marshmallow ballad swelling like a distant wave, an easily accessible crescendo with the haunting solo at the end, a touch simplistic.

"Paper White" with an assertive arpeggio worthy of YES, crystalline guitar notes; simple and addictive, the urge to pick up your guitar and mime; delicate like a rural interlude. "Whisper" closes with a marked prog intro, sound effects; the Mellotron and vocals hit the heartstrings, the heavy riff suddenly breaking the melodic aspect before launching into a Kashmiri air. A piece in eight musical tableaux, an intoxicating musical fresco featuring vocal highlights, a text on politics since the 1980s, the end of the USSR, apartheid, Ukraine, and a beloved film, mantra- like rises, and the languid sound of the guitar used as a weapon of spleen. The break reminds me of Steven Wilson, then Barclay James Harvest for the vocals and keyboards. The progression to religious choirs, the symphonic prog metal rhythm, the velvety keyboard with Dan as a guest amplifying the symphonic space, pricking up the ears very favorably. A childish cinematic outro nostalgic for our memories, have you found the eggs?

"Zaff's Fez" is a bonus track, a short track that starts off with a bang, with Derek Sherinian-style keyboards ending with a languid jazzy piano fade-out and a nod to a friend.

Cheat The Prophet is reborn after 20 years, offering a distinctive prog rock sound that moves them away from their original style, progressing towards a captivating, modern sound, all to their credit. Some reminiscences and complex arrangements for a genre that amalgamates ambient, metal, alt-rock and compulsive synths. (3.5) Originally on Progcensor.

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