DREAM THEATER

Release Year: 1994
Artist Origin: USA
Style: groundbreaking emotional epic progressive metal

on the third full-length opus of New York wizards melodramatic metal is married with what used to be called progressive rock: eleven compositions constitute a richly orchestrated suite of moods from balladesque arrangements up to panterish anger and heavy, breaking rhythmics, tending towards mystic parables and symbols in the lyrics - a nightmare world of spiritual crisis, lost innocence, fractured identity, fatal temptation and stifling paranoia are all reflected in an apt, subtly personal way, while music lifts this tension to completely another level with its grand gestures and intricate passages; recent repress comes with authentic design