Threshold is back with a new album and once again some new members. Mark Heany is their fourth drummer on this their fourth album. He replaced Jay Micciche who left the band to form his own band "Mindfeed" together with the singer Glynn Morgan. Glynn's replacement is Damian Wilson, who is back from Landmarq to sing with Threshold again. Damian was the singer on Threshold's debut album "Wounded Land". I prefer Damian Wilson before Glynn Morgan so I don't mind the change. Damian Wilson's vocals is sometimes reminiscent to Robert Plant. Unfortunately time would tell that Damian would leave again due to the next release.

This album is as heavy and complex as their previous studio album "Psychedelicatessen" (1994), with double bass drums and loads of heavy guitar playing from the maestro Karl Groom. As usual there's lot of mood and tempo changes, and the same good melodies in their songs as always. Notable in Threshold's music is that they've got a lot of background vocal arrangements and harmonies. It's quite unusual in progressive metal. My favourite track is the 10:00 minutes "Eat The Unicorn", the ballad "Forever", "Virtual Isolation" and "Part Of The Chaos".

Once again I must honour Threshold for not being just another Dream Theater clone. I really love Dream Theater, but I think there is too many progressive metal bands who is copying them, but not Threshold. They've got a unique sound. A correct label on their music might be heavy symphonic progressive metal. I can find reminiscences to Metallica, Queen, Queensryche, Scorpions and Superior.

This is a rather good album with powerful complex heavy progressive metal, but yet very melodic. Threshold are keeping their place in the forefront as one of the premier progressive metal bands.