My expectations were not even close to what was to come when I first gave it a go. I was expecting something similar to what was written somewhere in the depths of the web; them being one of those Watchtower clones or whatever. Now, I can't really give a good comment on this, although there are some pretty obvious similarities. Fuck it, they had to get their influences somewhere right? Just not in the means of copy/paste claims that I've seen roaming around, they indeed have their own unique style and no one is going to convince me otherwise.
Their debut album is nothing like their later prog creations. It has a certain ungraspable energy that they either weren't able to reproduce in the future or just voluntary abandoned it. Some of the cleaner and unsaturated parts of Apocalyptic Disposition and Repression And Resistance are fine examples. If Ron Jarzombek was more down to earth and had a stronger compassion for thrash, he'd probably end up making something like this. The overall experience is quite satisfactory, with some smudges here and there that might discourage you from finishing or even going through the first few minutes. You might even like the vocals (if I can be so frank), they can be annoying at times and you might wonder whether it would be better to keep the whole thing as an instrumental. Listen to Straggler From Atlantis and make up your mind, i encourage you.
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