Release Year: 2013
Artist Origin: USA
Style: groundbreaking emotional epic progressive metal
sophomore full-length [1992] of US virtuosos is both one of the highest peaks in Dream Theater discography, and essential, genre-defining progressive metal album!; certainly one of the greatest achievements of epic grandiose music, reaching the mainstream apex with the fluid marriage of shred riffing tactics, soaring transcendental vocals, and catchy rhythmical hooks, all wrapped up in a polished and balanced studio sound; this was also the first album to feature a long-time vocalist James LaBrie, who quickly turned into fundamental creative energy of the band; recent black 180g vinyl pressing for audiophiles comes with pro-printed inner sleeve