It’s great to see Nuclear Blast reissuing these early Scar Symmetry albums on vinyl. It’s also odd to see them listed as melodic death metal. I always thought they were Dream Theater on steroids, and the growl vocals does not make them death metal. Also, to be fair this is their most melodic record and the vocal melodies and harmonies are superb. I think bands like Tesserract took some huge inspiration from these guys.
This record is superb and I will just give thoughts on some of the tracks that really shake my tree. Timewave Zero is soooo good. The riffs are fat, and huge, the drumming is insane in places and the vocals are awesome. Artificial Sun Projection starts in a more traditional way with a fairly normal riff pattern, then the groove in the verses is super cool and again, the vocals are killer. The Missing Coordinates is just some freaking awesome groove metal that Slipknot would be proud.If you like your double kicks faster than a fast thing on fast train to fast town, then Prism And Gate will right up your strasse.
Love this album and the band are so awesome.
10/10 from The Grooveman.
