SUBSURFACE

I absolutely love this album. I got into Threshold about 5 months ago, after hearing Critical Energy, and when I heard this album I stopped listening to everything else. Even my all time favorite Dream Theater has been set to the side until I wear this disc out. Track 1, Mission profile, is an awesome, all out melodic rock song, and it hooked me right away. After that, each track succesfully mixes the metal with the melody, making a sound that will pump you up and soothe your soul all at the same time. I also love Opium, which starts with an awesome guitar intro. Also, The Destruction of Words is a great ballad-type song, with some heavy sounds but very pretty vocals and excellent chorus. Flags and Footprints is also another song that achieves this ballad yet powerful status. I can't say enough about this album. I'm absoultely hooked and still listening to it all the way through ever since I got lit a couple months ago. The songs are catchy without leaving the prog genre. They'll have you headbanging in your car, feeling a bit emotional at home with your headphones, and wanting to tell every friend you have about the awesome-ness of this album! I HIGHLY recommend it, and hope anyone remotely interested will give it a shot. It really kicks ass!