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Bastian Per delivers an accessible and melodic prog metal showing some influences from Dream Theater and Neal Morse with some more straightforward rock at times. There's a guitar solo on each song and good use of the keyboards throughout the album. Some turns and twists with cool piano breaks to calm things down are present. The vocals remind me of James Labrie at times but to be more pleasant because the music is not played at a fast pace. The production is excellent including the drums parts who are really good. There are some nice multipart vocals on a couple of songs and some catchy guitar riffs and strong keyboard melodies. Overall, this album is an excellent addition to your prog metal collection and a slight improvement from the first album.