NIGHT SHADOW

Truly Outstanding. Not a bad track. Mature experienced musicians moving from thoughtful acoustic (like Rush) all the way to heavy impactful rock (this Sabbath) with a sprinkling of Progressiveness. Doesn't remind me of other bands so much, and as such is a fairly original sound. "The Journey Along" (9:58) can stand alongside any long inventive progressive rock track of the last 20 years.

So much is going on. The music has a thoughtful, emotional side to it. All aspects of this record have variety, the guitar work, the bass work, the drums, and the singing (several singers, sometimes overlapping, sometimes same with different chords).

The lead singer is great, although he took me a couple of listens to get used to. Lead singing is dynamic and clear above the deep and rich musical layers.

For me it bridges an important gap between full on rock (without variety) and progressiveness that can get boring. If you like your music to have emotional qualities, to be thoughtful, focussed, but heavy and with real impact, but never lose itself too much in progressiveness then this is for you.