PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY

Is no surprise that technically this album is just superb. Everything sounds just fantastic and the vocals from Soto are also awesome. Thal is a beast, Sheehan sounds incredible, Portnoy is so good as ever and Sherinian lacks maybe a bit of personality as keyboardist in my opinion, but he sounds fine.

But the problem is the songwriting here... There is a pair of really good songs like Coming Home and Opus Maximus, but the soul is missing. This music sounds like typical prog metal with glimpses of Dream Theater, Symphony X and Shadow Gallery, but it brings nothing new to the horizon. Just typical prog metal with no surprises.

That makes that after a few listens, the interest in this music starts to dismiss... And the feeling is that Psychotic Symphony is fine, but just that.

Best Tracks: God of the Sun (good opener), Coming Home (great riff) and Opus Maximus (the most complex and symphonic track of the album)

Conclusion: great musicians, tons of virtuosic playing, but lack of soul and true awesome songwriting. If you are into standard prog-metal, you will surely have a good time.

But if you are looking for something really exciting or new, just look somewhere else.

My rating: ***

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