AN ENDLESS SPORADIC

An Endless Sporadic are a quite little known (despite appearing in Guitar Hero) band. In my opinion one of the most unfairly overlooked bands around. They released a fantastic EP called "Ameliorate", with a handful of fantastic tracks (Sun of Pear is so good!).

Now they've released a full length! Good news - it's keeps the originality of "Ameliorate's" awesomely catchy metal/rock/jazz fusions. The tracks on this self titled release all flow very well, with a good sense of consistency, but enough change for one to easily be able to listen to this album in one sitting. The original duo are joined by seasoned prog veterans Jonas Reingold (offering some typically fantastic bass playing) and Roine Stolt, who I believe just mixed this album (I don't think he contributed an guitar work).

As far as categorization goes, this band straddles the thin line between Symphonic Prog and Progressive Metal. The heavy, wide metal chords and palm muted riffs mingle with keyboard and even mellotron-style fake string sections and choirs. This makes for a pretty unique sound. I'm sure some people will compare them to Dream Theater and perhaps The Flower Kings, but then again, everyone here seems to be adamant that everyone ripped off Dream Theater/Genesis/Yes.

Some stand-out tracks for me are "Constant Bloom", a beautiful acoustic guitar track which get heavier as it goes on, and "Into the Blue" a fantastic synth driven piece. There aren't really much in the way of weak tracks here, they're all very good! The album is very short at 33 minutes, but those are some good 33 minutes!

In closing, I'd like to say I'm very surprised/confused that this hasn't been reviewed by a single collaborator yet! It's an amazing album which deserves a lot more credit!

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