I do not want to write a lot. Rather, it was for me now so slow intolerable that a so ingenious melodic prog metal album here at Amazon without criticism stands. Those who like Dream Theater, Circus Maximus, Symphony X, Vanden Plas and the like should be mandatory access or risking more than just an ear here! After a few runs, turned out to be for me this masterpiece as something of awesome (no, I'm not exaggerating) that it is now for over 2 years constantly with me and am still incredibly excited. Caution, serious addictive ...