Dream Theater

“Falling Into Infinity” – EastWest

4 pts.

by Asgeir Mickelson

This is the typical fright scenario where a CD contains way too much music. Get rid of half of it and you might come up with a great album... “Falling Into Infinity” is a kick in the balls on every true fan of progressive metal - the band can hardly be described as a prog metal band anymore. They still have some technical parts here and there, but they’ve become too cheesy! I will say they appeal more to fans of commercial metal than prog fans. I’m not saying they have bad songs, but most of the fans who like their first two albums won’t be very happy with this new one. On the other hand - do you like “Awake” then you’ll probably like it. There’s plenty of OK stuff here, but they never manage to go through the roof. It’s almost as they’re holding back. I give them 4 out of 6 for the professionalism, but I don’t like to do it!