It’s nice to see the old Threshold albums getting a release on vinyl because they were only released on CD originally. I’m amazed that the band are still going because they have had more line up changes and bad luck than is feasibly possible.

This album originally came out in ’94, just when the whole Prog metal thing was blossoming on the back of DT’s success. Threshold have a lot more layered vocal harmonies than DT and more basic metal guitar riffs. I don’t mean that in a bad way, it’s just how my brain processes that information.

In fact, I think this is a wonderful record. I love those metal chugga riffs that are the building blocks for most of the tracks. Saying that, my favourite tune is the 10 minute Prog epic, Into The light. It starts a lot slower and delicate before the heavy kicks in, and the build and groove are so good. You even get four bonus tracks, which is way better than a dreaded etched side.

Well done Nuclear Blast for doing a great job on the pressing.

8.5/10 from The Grooveman.