Artist: | DREAM THEATER |
Label: | Elektra / Warner |
Release Year: 1999
Artist Origin: USA
Style: mesmerizing orchestral emotional progressive metal
Metropolis Part I was an Images and Words opus song that seemed like another unfinished chapter in an intricate story - seven years and five albums later the dreamers return to its majestic beginnings; this epic concept album is like a powerful artistic statement, impressive in its ability to weave a suite of pieces together that share a common thread of recurring musical and lyrical themes - these tracks push the metal envelope further towards orchestral prog-rock and have so many intricate layers guaranteed to uncover something new with every fresh listen, while newly added keyboard virtuoso Jordan Rudess revitalizes the band's sound