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Review:
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Being produced by Mike Portnoy, with the son Max as
a drummer, it won't surprise anyone that the music is heavily
influenced by Dream Theater not only on the composition
level but also on the overall sound. Max is the son of Mike
and he must have a big helping hand from his dad to have
his drums high in the mix and sounding very close to those
of Mike. Maybe he borrowed his kit from his dad. So, the
album is so well produced that you'll never guess that those
musicians are teenagers because they can really play their
instruments. But when the clean vocals show off, you could
hear a young and unstable voice from Thomas Cuce. I feel
that the harsh vocals were more suited with the music throughout
this album. His voice was more in control with the ballad
"A Lonely Walk" that contain a nice build up with a guitar
solo. This is also the case with the other short ballad
"Legacy". The track "You are Not Me" show a clear Linkin
Park influence in the music and you can hear influences
from metal and alternative bands in various passages, especially
in the extra track "Fortune Cookie" who was one of the first
track that the band has recorded. Between Prog and Metal,
the band want to develop the progressive side, and the complex
time signatures displayed on this album, the long instrumental
passages are prove to this. If the compositions are in the
epic nature, the band manage to create some nice hooks that
are easy to sing a long. I was impressed with the composition
level and the musicianship and i am curious to see what
this band will do in the future with or without Mike Portnoy
as a producer, but they show some potential. Maybe the band
will write songs that represents more of their own sound
instead of sounding like a pastiche of Dream Theater.
Louis
- RDT Prog
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