DREAM THEATER

Release Year: 2019
Artist Origin: USA
Style: mesmerizing poignant emotional progressive metal

Velocity was the working title of this sweeping and memorable nine track studio album by prog metal overlords, that has taken only eighteen days [!] to write, according to the legend - its music is of course much more dynamic, tight and spontaneous in comparison with their few previous bombastic projects, on par with 2003's Train of Thought that still rings a bell in heads of most of band's fans; it is certainly kept in top-notch progressive heavy metal framework Americans are known for without losing focus on additional things, while simultaneously presenting subtle tone nuances, expressive dynamic shifts, and an emotionally engaging musical narrative - when it finally comes to catchy structures, they remain the unconquered heroes