SECOND LIFE SYNDROME

What an awesome *flashin band! These guys play their asses off from beginning to end! I haven't heard a band play with this much energy in a long time. Great production, each musician is a master of his trade. Tremendous guitar work reminiscent of David Gilmour's better moments which weaves between lead and rhythm with some wonderful key's that change tempo and constantly build on the emotional singing of Mariusz Duda. This band plays with a great deal of passion and anguish which can be heard throughout, particularly from the tortured lyrics(title track, turned you down) and bass playing of Duda. His bass rumbles through some of the heavier tracks like Artificial Smile and After. I can see some comparisons to PT with the guitar/keyboard interplay and I lost the one I love vocals, but I don't hear any Tool or Opeth. I think the Opeth comparison comes from the fact that some of their tracks are rather long(8 to 15 minutes). Second Life Syndrome is my favorite song, a 15+ minute masterpiece of prog metal that emphasizes the bands incredible musicianship, with lyrics about moving on with your life and getting past a lost love and relationship that was destined to end badly.