Often compared to their peers Dream Theater,Fates Warning lack the tremendous succes and fan appeal of the latter,yet they are a much more genuine progressive-metal band:Ray Alder is a great vocalist(no matter the setting,studio or live),while the band as a whole create a sound that is much more alive than that of Dream Theater’s -the overall effect is that of a band TRULY creating progressive music,as opposed to that of good musicians playing at the genre.This album is a stunning masterpiece:in a better world Fates Warning Would have achieved the status they deserve.