THE ART OF NAVIGATING BY THE STARS

Long time ago I was introduced to Sieges Even "Steps" era and I was blown. Later on, I had the chance to listen the excellent "A Sense Of Change" and I knew that this band was something special ( I'd wish I had the chance to listen its follow up, "Sophisticated" which it's out of print...). Years later, I knew they were working in a project called "Valparaiso" and I loved the demos so much but unfortunately the cd never saw the light of day. Two weeks ago I was taking a look to the Inside Out Records website and VOILA!!!! a new Sieges Even album was just released!!!! This opus is a masterpiece from beggining to end, refined chops, time changes, haunting melodies, wonderful vocals ( their best ever), all this wrapped in a wonderfully produced album (cristal clear sound). Additionally, the music is very original, it just sounds like Sieges Even's A sense Of Change era but improved in every aspect Keep in mind this is not progressive metal, it is a very progressive rock album in its own kind with incursions in hard rock territory. My candidate for album of the year.