This is an awesome CD. All the songs have power to them. To me it’s like kicking back and enjoying Metal theatre in my head! First of all the vocals and the music as a whole are awesome! I love the way it’s all put together! The beginning is like the many voices of a psychic episode in your head, turning into an introduction to the rest of the journey. A lot of guitar, drum and base line, laced with keyboard buildups. Then it will quiet down with ‘the spirit’. It’s like the music of water running mildly along with acoustic guitar, sax and female backing vocals. Then it’s the symphony sound of ‘Galactic Backward Movements’ building to progressive heights and blended back into a whirlwind of the symphony sounds that marches right to the next song ‘Manipulation In Time’. I love this one!! It rocks!!! The mixture of horns and heavy guitar and drums, then it slows with a guitar solo and strengthens back up. Awesome!! Equally awesome is ‘Resolution’ with the voice speaking from within and the music is a mix of rain with guitar. I love that sound!! Then it moves into the rapid ‘April In The Fall’. This song is strong and heavy. Equally strong is ‘Subliminal Delusions’ which is also heavy and awesome!!! Did I mention how much I love the vocals! ‘Bending The Violet’ with an eerie feel to it mellowing out to ‘The Piano Plays At Last’ that has almost a bluesy feel too it with the vocals, acoustics and bouts of heavy guitars that weaves in and out throughout the song. Then finally the brief beautiful sound of the piano. Second to last is ‘Alterations Of Ivory’ a continuance of the build up of the journey with all the great stuff within. The finally ‘Blood And Passion’ which is worth the wait!! Powerful, Punchy and Intense! Thanks guys for the works of Metal Art!!!!!

Great progressive metal album with jazz and classical influences. Some of my favorite tracks are "The Singer," "The Spirit," "April in the Fall," and "Blood and Passion." Definitely worth checking out!