New album for the talented and versatile progressive death metal band with an important change in regards to their previous album. The singer, Chris Alvestam, who was a very important member of  the group and  part of  their  creative  identity, left  the  band  and  was replaced by two singers, one  for the brutal vocals and one  the clean vocals. I was impressed by the fact that  the supporters of  the band in the metal press as well  as  the fans were very concerned about how that gap that he left  behind him would be filled in. In fact, there is nothing missing from the aspect of technique. The new ones follow the traces of the old one, singing exactly with the same style, so…there isn’t any vociferous change.

So, what’s the content of this new cd? Songs are in the style that it’s familiar to us from the band’s previous albums. Futuristic  themes  which  are  related  to  the  space  and  its  phenomena, melodic death with impressive technical skills and many  musical ideas and alternation of subjects which refer to progressive metal. Melodies, which in some points remind us of power metal, catchy and melodic choruses that have as a makeweight the brutal vocals of the other singer. Additionally,  special  and  dynamic riffs are the  basis  which  holds  to familiar paths and down-to-earth a set of studious and complex music conceptions which, in some points, tend  to  touch a jazz attitude. It is unchallengeable that it’s a special band and that’s why I was so positive about them also with their previous album. What makes me be more restrained about their new cd is that I have noticed a small lack of the originality and the momentum, and also less fresh and catchy songs. By no means are the new songs bad but they are not as impressive and unique as the ones before them. Maybe the band focused more on establishing their style so as to make the transition that was required due to the departure of their singer more smoothly. Nevertheless, in this cd one should definitely pay attention to the excellent guitar work. Therefore, I am expecting eagerly their next record, which will hopefully be also a step of evolution.