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Excessive is the collaboration of musicians attending the same school and the same vision with a love for complex progressive metal. From the first song, the band starts with a techno beat, but soon the heavy guitar riffs emerge. The raw and screaming style of the vocalist displayed in the second song reminds me of Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols. The music shows the band's influences, which are Dream Theater and Evergrey. They use many rhythm changes, some impressive synth passages, and heavy guitar riffs that sometimes reach the border of extreme metal. While there's no credit for a backing vocalist, I can hear some in places. The singer has, I said, screamed his heart out in a similar punk attitude. You are going to find some breathtaking moments that will surprise you. The songs are played in a typical fast-paced metal style except for a little breather with the song "Until the End." This is a recommended prog-metal album for a band that has some potential.