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QUEENSRŸCHE - Operation: Mindcrime Progressive Metal
CIRCUS MAXIMUS - Isolate Progressive Metal
KING CRIMSON - Red Proto-Metal
LED ZEPPELIN - Led Zeppelin IV Hard Rock
DEEP PURPLE - Machine Head Hard Rock
ZIERLER - ESC Progressive Metal
CITRINITI - Between The Music And Latitude Progressive Metal
RUSH - 2112 Hard Rock
ROYAL HUNT - Paradox Progressive Metal
KING CRIMSON - In The Court Of The Crimson King Proto-Metal
ASTRA - From Within Progressive Metal | review permalink
ASTRA - About Me: Through Life and Beyond Progressive Metal | review permalink
LALU - Atomic Ark Progressive Metal
SPHERIC UNIVERSE EXPERIENCE - Anima Progressive Metal
SPEAKING TO STONES - Elements Progressive Metal
PAGAN'S MIND - Celestial Entrance Progressive Metal
PAGAN'S MIND - Enigmatic: Calling Progressive Metal
DGM - FrAme Power Metal
A.C.T - Circus Pandemonium Metal Related
ARK - Ark Progressive Metal
ARK - Burn the Sun Progressive Metal
CIRCUS MAXIMUS - Nine Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Images and Words Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Metropolis, Part 2: Scenes From a Memory Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Live at Budokan Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Live Scenes From New York Progressive Metal
GORDIAN KNOT - Gordian Knot Progressive Metal
THOUGHT CHAMBER - Psykerion Progressive Metal
ENCHANT - Blink Of An Eye Metal Related
TILES - Presents Of Mind Hard Rock
LEMUR VOICE - Insights Progressive Metal
LEMUR VOICE - Divided Progressive Metal
ALTURA - Mercy Progressive Metal
SIEGES EVEN - The Art of Navigating by the Stars Progressive Metal
RUSH - Moving Pictures Hard Rock
SUN CAGED - Artemisia Progressive Metal
PLANET X - Quantum Progressive Metal
DEREK SHERINIAN - Planet X Progressive Metal
DEREK SHERINIAN - Mythology Progressive Metal
RICHIE KOTZEN - The Inner Galactic Fusion Experience Hard Rock
FREAK NEIL INC. - Characters Progressive Metal
LORD OF MUSHROOMS - Perspectives Progressive Metal
BAD SALAD - Uncivilized Progressive Metal
DALI'S DILEMMA - Manifesto For Futurism Progressive Metal
PARALLAXE - Soundtrack Progressive Metal
SUPERIOR - Ultima Ratio Progressive Metal
STEVE VAI - Passion And Warfare Hard Rock
STEVE VAI - Live In London Hard Rock
STEVE VAI - Where The Wild Things Are Hard Rock
NATIVE CONSTRUCT - Quiet World Progressive Metal
SEVENTH WONDER - Mercy Falls Progressive Metal
COUNTER-WORLD EXPERIENCE - Music For Kings Progressive Metal
ANDROMEDA - Playing Off the Board Progressive Metal
ANGRA - Temple of Shadows Progressive Metal
EXTREME - Extreme II: Pornograffitti Funk Metal
BLACK SABBATH - Black Sabbath Heavy Metal
BOZZIO LEVIN STEVENS - Black Light Syndrome Progressive Metal
DGM - Hidden Place Power Metal
DREAM THEATER - Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Live at Budokan Progressive Metal
SYMPHONY X - Underworld Progressive Metal
HAKEN - Affinity Progressive Metal
ODDLAND - Origin Progressive Metal
X-PANDA - Reflections Progressive Metal
RUSH - Hemispheres Hard Rock
RUSH - A Farewell to Kings Hard Rock
RUSH - All the World's a Stage Hard Rock
RUSH - Exit... Stage Left Hard Rock
HAKEN - The Mountain Progressive Metal
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME - Coma Ecliptic Progressive Metal
JIMI HENDRIX - Are You Experienced? Proto-Metal
AC/DC - Highway To Hell Hard Rock
DEEP PURPLE - Deep Purple In Rock Hard Rock
AC/DC - Back In Black Hard Rock
BEYOND TWILIGHT - For the Love of Art and the Making Progressive Metal
REDEMPTION - The Fullness Of Time Progressive Metal
CONCEPTION - The Last Sunset Progressive Metal
ASTRA - Broken Balance Progressive Metal | review permalink
SPHERIC UNIVERSE EXPERIENCE - Mental Torments Progressive Metal
SPHERIC UNIVERSE EXPERIENCE - Unreal Progressive Metal
SPHERIC UNIVERSE EXPERIENCE - The New Eve Progressive Metal
PAGAN'S MIND - God's Equation Progressive Metal
PAGAN'S MIND - Heavenly Ecstasy Progressive Metal
SYMPHONY X - Iconoclast Progressive Metal
DGM - Misplaced Power Metal
DGM - Different Shapes Power Metal
REDEMPTION - The Origins Of Ruin Progressive Metal
REDEMPTION - Snowfall On Judgment Day Progressive Metal
A.C.T - Today's Report Progressive Metal
A.C.T - Imaginary Friends Metal Related
A.C.T - Last Epic Metal Related
A.C.T - Silence Metal Related
CIRCUS MAXIMUS - The 1st Chapter Progressive Metal
CONCEPTION - Parallel Minds Progressive Metal
CONCEPTION - In Your Multitude Progressive Metal
CONCEPTION - Flow Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Awake Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Train of Thought Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Systematic Chaos Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Black Clouds & Silver Linings Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Dream Theater Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - A Change of Seasons Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Live at the Marquee Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour Progressive Metal
THOUGHT CHAMBER - Angular Perceptions Progressive Metal
ENCHANT - A Blueprint Of The World Metal Related
ENCHANT - Tug Of War Metal Related
VANDEN PLAS - Far Off Grace Progressive Metal
VANDEN PLAS - Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1) Progressive Metal
SIEGES EVEN - A Sense of Change Progressive Metal
SPHERE OF SOULS - From the Ashes... Progressive Metal
ASHENT - Flaws of Elation Progressive Metal
ASHENT - Deconstructive Progressive Metal
BLACK SABBATH - Paranoid Heavy Metal
KING CRIMSON - Larks' Tongues In Aspic Proto-Metal
METALLICA - Ride the Lightning Thrash Metal
SYMPHONY X - V: The New Mythology Suite Progressive Metal
PAIN OF SALVATION - The Perfect Element, Part 1 Progressive Metal
WHITESNAKE - Whitesnake Hard Rock
SKID ROW - Skid Row Glam Metal
WINGER - Winger Glam Metal
WHITESNAKE - Slip Of The Tongue Hard Rock
AGHORA - Aghora Progressive Metal
ARABESQUE - The Union Progressive Metal
LALU - Oniric Metal Progressive Metal
SHADRANE - Temporal Progressive Metal
SUN CAGED - Sun Caged Progressive Metal
SUN CAGED - Scar Winter Progressive Metal
PLANET X - Universe Progressive Metal
PLANET X - MoonBabies Progressive Metal
DEREK SHERINIAN - Inertia Progressive Metal
DEREK SHERINIAN - Black Utopia Progressive Metal
DEREK SHERINIAN - Blood of the Snake Progressive Metal
DEREK SHERINIAN - Molecular Heinosity Progressive Metal
RICHIE KOTZEN - Fever Dream Hard Rock
RICHIE KOTZEN - Electric Joy Hard Rock
RICHIE KOTZEN - Mother Head's Family Reunion Hard Rock
RICHIE KOTZEN - Into The Black Hard Rock
MIND'S EYE - A Gentleman's Hurricane Progressive Metal
MIND'S EYE - Walking on H20 Progressive Metal
DREAMSCAPE - Very Progressive Metal
DREAMSCAPE - End of Silence Progressive Metal
DREAMSCAPE - 5th Season Progressive Metal
INDUKTI - S.U.S.A.R. Progressive Metal
MARCEL COENEN - Colour Journey Progressive Metal
BLUE MURDER - Blue Murder Hard Rock
LORD OF MUSHROOMS - Seven Deadly Songs Progressive Metal
CHROME SHIFT - Ripples in Time Progressive Metal
COSMOSQUAD - Squadrophenia Progressive Metal
COSMOSQUAD - Acid Test Progressive Metal
SPACED OUT - Eponymus II Progressive Metal
SPACED OUT - Slow Gin Progressive Metal
SPACED OUT - Unstable Matter Progressive Metal
DOMINICI - O3: A Trilogy, Part 3 Progressive Metal
DYNAMIC LIGHTS - Shape Progressive Metal
GALACTIC COWBOYS - Space In Your Face Progressive Metal
GREY MATTER - Long Distance Singer Progressive Metal
HOURGLASS (UT) - Oblivious To The Obvious Progressive Metal
ICE AGE - The Great Divide Progressive Metal
ICE AGE - Liberation Progressive Metal
LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT - Liquid Tension Experiment 2 Progressive Metal
MAGNITUDE 9 - Decoding the Soul Progressive Metal
MINDFLOW - Mind Over Body Progressive Metal
PAYNE'S GRAY - Kadath Decoded Progressive Metal
SUPERIOR - Younique Progressive Metal
SUPERIOR - Ultra - Live Progressive Metal
IMPELLITTERI - Stand in Line Heavy Metal
ALCATRAZZ - Disturbing the Peace Hard Rock
STEVE VAI - Fire Garden Hard Rock
STEVE VAI - Alien Love Secrets Hard Rock
DEEP PURPLE - Come Taste The Band Hard Rock
LOST IN THOUGHT - Opus Arise Progressive Metal
UNIVERSE EFFECTS - In the Haze That Surrounds Us Progressive Metal
MYRATH - Tales Of The Sands Progressive Metal
FATES WARNING - Parallels Progressive Metal
THRESHOLD - March Of Progress Progressive Metal
DISTRICT 97 - In Vaults Progressive Metal
DISTRICT 97 - Trouble With Machines Progressive Metal
SUBSIGNAL - Touchstones Metal Related
SUBSIGNAL - PARAÍSO Metal Related
SEVENTH WONDER - The Great Escape Progressive Metal
ASHENT - Inheritance Progressive Metal
COSMOSQUAD - Cosmosquad Metal Related
COUNTER-WORLD EXPERIENCE - Fraktal Progressive Metal
COUNTER-WORLD EXPERIENCE - Leaving Lotus Progressive Metal
COUNTER-WORLD EXPERIENCE - Metronomicon Progressive Metal
ANUBIS GATE - Horizons Progressive Metal
TONY MACALPINE - Edge Of Insanity Neoclassical metal
ABYDOS - The Little Boy’s Heavy Mental Shadow Opera About The Inhabitants of His Diary Progressive Metal
ANDROMEDA - Extension of the Wish Progressive Metal
ANDROMEDA - II = I Progressive Metal
ANDROMEDA - Chimera Progressive Metal
ANDROMEDA - The Immunity Zone Progressive Metal
ANDROMEDA - Manifest Tyranny Progressive Metal
ANGRA - Holy Land Power Metal
ANGRA - Secret Garden Progressive Metal
ALEX ARGENTO - EGO Progressive Metal
SUN CAGED - The Lotus Effect Progressive Metal
AYREON - Into the Electric Castle Progressive Metal
AYREON - The Human Equation Progressive Metal
AYREON - 01011001 Progressive Metal
AYREON - The Theory of Everything Metal Related
MYRATH - Hope Progressive Metal
MYRATH - Desert Call Progressive Metal
SKYHARBOR - Guiding Lights Progressive Metal
JASON BECKER - Perpetual Burn Neoclassical metal
JASON BECKER - The Raspberry Jams Neoclassical metal
JASON BECKER - The Blackberry Jams Neoclassical metal
EXTREME - III Sides To Every Story Hard Rock
EXTREME - Waiting For The Punchline Hard Rock
EXTREME - Saudades De Rock Hard Rock
BLACK SABBATH - Master Of Reality Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH - Vol 4 Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH - Sabotage Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH - Heaven And Hell Heavy Metal
BLOTTED SCIENCE - The Machinations of Dementia Progressive Metal
BOZZIO LEVIN STEVENS - Situation Dangerous Progressive Metal
BURST - Lazarus Bird Progressive Metal
CLOUDSCAPE - Cloudscape Progressive Metal
CLOUDSCAPE - Crimson Skies Progressive Metal
CLOUDSCAPE - New Era Progressive Metal
CRISES - Balance Progressive Metal
CRISES - Broken Glass Progressive Metal
DGM - Momentum Power Metal
DISTRICT 97 - One More Red Night (with John Wetton) Metal Related
DREAM THEATER - Images and Words Live in Tokyo Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra Progressive Metal
DREAMSCAPE - Everlight Progressive Metal
DREAMSCAPE - Revoiced Progressive Metal
AGE OF NEMESIS - Eden? Progressive Metal
MYRATH - Legacy Folk Metal
CITRINITI - Citriniti Progressive Metal
OCTOPUS - Coda Progressive Metal
OCTOPUS - Into The Void Of Fear Progressive Metal
OCTOPUS - Bonsaï Progressive Metal
SYMPHONY X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy Progressive Metal
POLYPHIA - Renaissance Progressive Metal
ALICE COOPER - Welcome To My Nightmare Hard Rock
SYMPHONY X - Paradise Lost Progressive Metal
SYMPHONY X - The Odyssey Progressive Metal
TOOL - Lateralus Progressive Metal
YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN - Rising Force Neoclassical metal
WANZWA - Wanzwa IV Progressive Metal
REDEMPTION - The Art of Loss Progressive Metal
HEADSPACE - All That You Fear Is Gone Progressive Metal
THEIR DOGS WERE ASTRONAUTS - Mystery: Diary Progressive Metal
WITHEM - The Unforgiving Road Progressive Metal
PERVY PERKIN - Totem Progressive Metal
FATES WARNING - Theories Of Flight Progressive Metal
COLLIDING PARALLELS - A Matter of Perspective Progressive Metal
SOULS OF DIOTIMA - The Sorceress Reveals ~ Atlantis Progressive Metal
ANIMALS AS LEADERS - The Madness of Many Progressive Metal
RUSH - Fly by Night Hard Rock
RUSH - Permanent Waves Hard Rock
RUSH - Signals Non-Metal
RUSH - Grace Under Pressure Non-Metal
SOUL ENEMA - Of Clans And Clones And Clowns Progressive Metal
RIVERSIDE - Rapid Eye Movement Metal Related
T-RIDE - T-Ride Hard Rock
HEADSPACE - I Am Anonymous Progressive Metal
DISTORTED HARMONY - Utopia Progressive Metal
BEYOND TWILIGHT - Section X Progressive Metal
SHADOW GALLERY - Digital Ghosts Progressive Metal
ANIMALS AS LEADERS - Animals as Leaders Progressive Metal
THRESHOLD - For The Journey Progressive Metal
ALICE IN CHAINS - Dirt Alternative Metal
VAN HALEN - Van Halen Hard Rock
VAN HALEN - Fair Warning Hard Rock
VAN HALEN - 1984 Hard Rock
VAN HALEN - 5150 Hard Rock
VAN HALEN - OU812 Hard Rock
JIMI HENDRIX - Axis: Bold As Love Proto-Metal
FATES WARNING - Awaken The Guardian US Power Metal
METALLICA - Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
MEGADETH - Rust in Peace Thrash Metal
DIO - Holy Diver Heavy Metal
FAITH NO MORE - Angel Dust Alternative Metal
QUEEN - Queen II Proto-Metal
METALLICA - ...And Justice for All Thrash Metal
PEARL JAM - Ten Heavy Alternative Rock
RIVERSIDE - Second Life Syndrome Metal Related
CALIGULA'S HORSE - In Contact Progressive Metal
TRANSATLANTIC - Kaleidoscope Metal Related
PAIN OF SALVATION - Remedy Lane Progressive Metal
HAKEN - Visions Progressive Metal
PAIN OF SALVATION - BE Progressive Metal
CALIGULA'S HORSE - The Tide, The Thief & River’s End Progressive Metal
SPEAKING TO STONES - Speaking To Stones Progressive Metal
EVERGREY - In Search of Truth Progressive Metal
REDEMPTION - Redemption Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - When Dream and Day Unite Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Falling Into Infinity Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - A Dramatic Turn of Events Progressive Metal
ANOMALY - Anomaly Progressive Metal
GORDIAN KNOT - Emergent Progressive Metal
ENCHANT - Wounded Metal Related
ENCHANT - Break Metal Related
TILES - Fence The Clear Hard Rock
VOX TEMPUS - In The Eye Of Time Progressive Metal
VANDEN PLAS - Christ 0 Progressive Metal
SIEGES EVEN - Steps Progressive Metal
AGHORA - Formless Progressive Metal
DEREK SHERINIAN - Oceana Non-Metal
RICHIE KOTZEN - Richie Kotzen Hard Rock
RICHIE KOTZEN - Tilt Hard Rock
MIND'S EYE - A Work of Art Progressive Metal
NOVACT - Tales From the Soul (to Those Who Understand) Progressive Metal
MARCEL COENEN - Guitartalk Progressive Metal
LORD OF MUSHROOMS - Lord Of Mushrooms Progressive Metal
HOURGLASS (UT) - Subconscious Progressive Metal
LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT - Liquid Tension Experiment Progressive Metal
MULLMUZZLER - Keep It to Yourself Progressive Metal
PARALLAXE - Parallaxe Progressive Metal
SUPERIOR - Behind Progressive Metal
STEVE VAI - Flex-Able Hard Rock
STEVE VAI - Sex & Religion Hard Rock
STEVE VAI - The Ultra Zone Hard Rock
SUBSIGNAL - Beautiful & Monstrous Metal Related
SEVENTH WONDER - Become Progressive Metal
SEVENTH WONDER - Waiting in the Wings Progressive Metal
TONY MACALPINE - Live In Tokyo Progressive Metal
CLOUDSCAPE - Global Drama Progressive Metal
DARKOLOGY - Altered Reflections Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - 5 Years in a LIVEtime Progressive Metal
CALIGULA'S HORSE - Moments from Ephemeral City Progressive Metal
SYMPHONY X - Twilight In Olympus Progressive Metal
MARTY FRIEDMAN - Dragon's Kiss Neoclassical metal
YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN - Trilogy Neoclassical metal
VOTUM - :Ktonik: Progressive Metal
MANDROID ECHOSTAR - Coral Throne Progressive Metal
TEXTURES - Phenotype Progressive Metal
SECTION A - Wall Of Silence Progressive Metal
RUSH - Test for Echo Hard Rock
AMORPHIS - Under The Red Cloud Progressive Metal
BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS - Nano-Nucleonic Cyborg Summoning Progressive Metal
FATES WARNING - Darkness In A Different Light Progressive Metal
ARCH / MATHEOS - Sympathetic Resonance Progressive Metal
THRESHOLD - Critical Mass Progressive Metal
VANDEN PLAS - The Seraphic Clockwork Progressive Metal
VANDEN PLAS - Beyond Daylight Progressive Metal
VAN HALEN - Women And Children First Hard Rock
VAN HALEN - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Hard Rock
VANDEN PLAS - Chronicles of the Immortals: Netherworld II Progressive Metal
CYNIC - Kindly Bent To Free Us Metal Related
AYREON - The Source Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Octavarium Progressive Metal
DREAM THEATER - Once in a LIVEtime Progressive Metal
ENCHANT - Juggling 9 Or Dropping 10 Metal Related
TILES - Tiles Hard Rock
TILES - Window Dressing Hard Rock
TILES - Fly Paper Hard Rock
SIEGES EVEN - Paramount Progressive Metal
CLOCKWORK - Surface Tension Progressive Metal
GALACTIC COWBOYS - Galactic Cowboys Progressive Metal
HOURGLASS (UT) - The Journey Into Progressive Metal
TONY MACALPINE - Maximum Security Neoclassical metal
EXTREME - Extreme Glam Metal
AGE OF NEMESIS - Psychogeist Progressive Metal
AEON ZEN - Enigma Progressive Metal
CLOUDSCAPE - Voice of Reason Progressive Metal
STRUCTURAL DISORDER - Distance Progressive Metal
RUSH - Caress of Steel Hard Rock
RUSH - Rush Hard Rock
RUSH - Power Windows Non-Metal
RUSH - Presto Hard Rock
RUSH - Counterparts Hard Rock
THRONE OF CHAOS - Loss Angeles Power Metal
RANDOM - Todo.s los colores del Progressive Metal
VAN HALEN - Van Halen II Hard Rock
VAN HALEN - Diver Down Hard Rock
VAN HALEN - Balance Hard Rock
7 MONTHS - 7 Months Metal Related
EVERGREY - The Inner Circle Progressive Metal
FLYING COLORS - Second Nature Metal Related
ENCHANT - The Great Divide Non-Metal
DREAM THEATER - The Astonishing Progressive Metal | review permalink
CIRCUS MAXIMUS - Havoc Progressive Metal
LEPROUS - Coal Progressive Metal
OPETH - Still Life Progressive Metal
OPETH - Ghost Reveries Progressive Metal
RUSH - Roll the Bones Hard Rock
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME - The Parallax II: Future Sequence Progressive Metal
OCTOPUS - Octopus Progressive Metal
VOIVOD - Nothingface Progressive Metal
BLOOD CEREMONY - Lord Of Misrule Heavy Psych
RUSH - Hold Your Fire Non-Metal
LEPROUS - The Congregation Progressive Metal
VOIVOD - The Outer Limits Progressive Metal
DEVIL'S SLINGSHOT - Clinophobia Progressive Metal
BODY COUNT - Body Count Crossover Thrash

Metal Genre Nb. Rated Avg. rating
1 Progressive Metal 260 3.90
2 Hard Rock 59 3.89
3 Metal Related 22 3.82
4 Heavy Metal 9 4.06
5 Neoclassical metal 8 3.75
6 Power Metal 7 4.00
7 Non-Metal 6 3.25
8 Proto-Metal 6 4.42
9 Thrash Metal 4 4.00
10 Glam Metal 3 3.67
11 Alternative Metal 2 4.00
12 Crossover Thrash 1 1.00
13 Folk Metal 1 4.00
14 Funk Metal 1 4.50
15 Heavy Psych 1 2.00
16 Heavy Alternative Rock 1 4.00
17 US Power Metal 1 4.00

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DREAM THEATER The Astonishing

Album · 2016 · Progressive Metal
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The Astonishing. Dream Theater is immediately asking for criticism right from the start. Positive or negative, it's a pretty ballsy title. Having been a fan from 1992 until recently I feel as though it's time to make my opinion known, I mean, an awful lot of people have made their feelings known about this cd. I just read a review that claims that Dream Theater are the most technically proficient band in this genre. That MAY have been true in the past, but it sure as hell isn't the case anymore. There are a hundred bands in this vein that are equal to or exceed DT's level of talent. However, this is supposed to be about The Astonishing. In a word - No. Not astonishing. Not imaginative. Not original. And frankly, probably their worst attempt.... ever. No need to put out an album a year, or every two, if you don't have the songs. I am beside myself, having to write this, however, there is just too much great music out there to settle for this pablum. Don't waste your money. Don't even waste the 2 hours it takes to get through it. I am sorry to say that, for me, the ride is over. They need to go their separate ways and try to inject some freshness into their playing. I said. I am not happy about it. They were my favorite band for years. This listener is moving on. I know most of you won't agree, and that's fine. I don't agree with 75% of the reviews on here. Just felt the need.

1 1/2 stars

ASTRA About Me: Through Life and Beyond

Album · 2006 · Progressive Metal
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There are some definite ties to the Dream Theater tribute band that these guys evolved from. Some of the cuts sound like they could have been from the DT Awake sessions. Having said that, I definitely feel that this band has a great future. Song writing is strong and the musicianship is superb. Highly recommend to anyone that is a DT fan or DGM, Pagan's Mind, or Circus Maximus, or if you just want to hear good Italian metal. If you like this release, their next attempt, From Within, is also excellent, however to me, it is more straight power/melodic metal than this collection.

ASTRA From Within

Album · 2008 · Progressive Metal
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The second release from Astra has these guys on fire. Love this collection. Heavy, strong at times, progressive and lyrical at times, but always serious rocking metal. Lots of hummable melodies, lots of awesome guitar and keyboard work, drumming is great, and vocals kick ass. There is a definite link to the power metal band DGM, since vocalist Titta Tani, and keyboardist Emanuele Casali were doing double duty for a few cds. I don't think there is a bad cut on the disc. The first 3 cuts are very strong, the next 2 are a little more gentle, and then it just rips until the last cut which is an incredible tribute to Queen, more so Freddie Mercury. A beautiful way to end this very solid sophomore release from a band I hope will be around for a long time. Almost forgot to mention song #8. It strikes me as a strange tribute to Styx, but maybe I'm crazy. Would love to know others opinions on the question. The intro and chorus just scream Styx to me, and that is maybe because I haven't taken my meds today...

ASTRA Broken Balance

Album · 2014 · Progressive Metal
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This is Astra's third release, and the first without the help of Titta Tani, the vocalist for DGM. Bass player Andrea Casali takes over the vocals on this release and does an excellent job. The style is very similar and his range is impressive. I think this release is a bit more power metal/melodic metal oriented than previous attempts, but hopefully that won't scare you away from trying it out. The riffs, hooks, melodies are all solid, the musicianship is excellent, and the solos are strong. Since the band started as a Dream Theater tribute band they have definitely developed their own voice. I am a big fan of these guys. Their 1st release was much more raw, more progressive. The 2nd attempt was a step away from that, however their song writing has became more concise. This is a solid album which hopefully gives Astra a bigger following outside of Italy.

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