Review: Lost in Thought – Renascence

Style: traditional prog metal (clean vocals)
Review by: Dylan
Recommended for fans of: Dream Theater, Haken, Caligula’s Horse, Seventh Wonder
Country: United Kingdom
Release date: 08-11-2018

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This review was originally published in the November 2018 issue of The Progressive Subway.]

If there is something we can all agree on, is that there is a very small margin of music that clicks with you like no other. This usually comes from your favorite albums/bands ever, mine being (along a couple more) Dream Theater and Haken. It had been a good year or so since I found an album that I was instantly fascinated by, until this album came around.

Lost in Thought have a very traditional prog metal sound. It is essentially dream theater with less wankery, and a good amount of Caligula’s Horse/Haken influence. It tries to go for catchiness, and memorability, rather than technicality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ph3mg9Q4vg

And just like that, this album seemed to hit ALL of my sweet spots. It’s traditional prog metal done to perfection. Anthemic choruses are present along heavy awesome riffs, with some nice moments of technical show off that add to the song itself. The album is overwhelmed by beautiful interludes, crescendos and climaxes, and never feels hectic. It’s one of the tightest underground prog metal albums I know of. And one of the tightest in the scene overall.

Every one of the members pulls out an A+ performance, but the singer is what shines the most. He has a very typical voice for this style of music, yet manages to make it unique. This guy has got some pipes, which he uses perfectly to either make you want to shout the chorus out loud, or completely astonished by how beautiful he accompanies every acoustic break.

Honestly, I wish I could keep writing more and more about this release, just to convince you to listen to it, but I’ve got no more to say. This is a phenomenal release,that captures everything done right by the most classic of albums such as Images & Words. AOTY contender? For sure!

The ONLY reason that’s keeping me from giving it the perfect rating, is that you can only call an album perfect when you know every note of it, to the point where you can predict passages and recognize the entire brilliance of the album.

Recommended tracks: A New Life, Ascendance, Save Me, Open your Eyes
You may also like: Venus in Fear, Kaisers Bart, Hephystus
Final verdict: 9.5/10