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Progressive metal with a lot of cues from '90s Queensrÿche and Fates Warning. It's not a big surprise given the genre and time this came out, but some of the songs lean a bit too much into '90s rock for my taste. "So Long" almost sounds like a grungy/hard alternative Alice in Chains sort of song with distorted vocals. On the other hand, the heavier tracks are almost in power/progressive metal territory, and many of the guitar solos have obvious classic metal influences, so it's perhaps a bit of a shame they didn't keep up the heaviness consistently.
I've just realized when putting this away on the shelf that I already have the band's first self-titled album, but I had zero recollection of how it sounded or where or when I got it (while it seems a bit heavier in terms of overall songwriting, there is also far more emphasis on acoustic guitar passages--even a full on ballad track. But I think that dynamic also makes it the more interesting album).
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