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3.5 stars. An excellent debut from DAGMAHR. I would have liked to have seen this band live because of their extended solos and the heaviness that breaks out from time to time. Guest cello and violin on this one as well. Vocals are okay but they don't really add to their sound, if anything they take away at times. I like this album though.

"In Every Failure" is my favourite, it features violin and laid back vocals to start then angular guitar, bass and organ take over and change the mood significantly.Great sound here. It settles after 3 1/2 minutes as reserved voacals, drums and organ take over. Soaring guitar 5 1/2 minutes in. Violin is back after 6 minutes as intricate sounds come and go. Pulsating organ as guitar returns heavier than before.Vocals before 8 minutes as guitar continues. Angular guitar 8 1/2 minutes in. It calms right down with violin after 9 minutes.

"Paradox #1 For Two Pianos" is less than 2 minutes of piano melodies. Impressive. "Destiny" opens with synths before turning heavy before a minute. Contrasts continue and we get a string quartet after 3 1/2 minutes. Angular guitar after 6 minutes. "Just In Words" opens with a vocal solo before a full sound comes in. Angular guitar after 3 minutes then it gets heavier with lots of synths. "A L'Aube De..." features the string quartet throughout. Not a fan. "Leaving For Paris" has a MARILLION flavour to it. This is the longest track at over 16 minutes. A real ride and different from the others.

Lots to like here but not enough for 4 stars.