II = I

After a blazing first album, this one is really a huge step down. Extension was a very up-tempo and technical. It was a fresh sound for progressive metal. In this album, however, the band regresses into cliched themes and sounds. Even the vocalist, who was so expressive and wonderful in extension, is not nearly as good. The music lacks originality. Many of the melodies and instrumentals have been borrowed from Symphony X.

All things said, I find this album to be very boring. Even as I write this review, I cannot even so much as recall a single song that I prefer over another. The songs all sound the same and blend together. The album is too lukewarm to be considered good. My suggestion, buy Extension of the Wish and forget that this album even exists.