By: diggedy1

diggedy1 — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:26:47 +0000

“Back on the Ground” is one of my favorite songs of the year…so deliciously cheesy. I don’t like Soilwork all that much, but somehow I can’t stop listening to this album.

By: Luke_22

Luke_22 — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:56:48 +0000

Nice review Jordan, its been a while! I’ve only ever been a casual Dream Theater fan and LaBrie’s vocals have at times been a sticking point for me, but this sounds like an interesting combo.

By: Chadd

Chadd — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:55:04 +0000

Great review!! Yeah, I agree completely, a better song order balance may have benefitted this album even more with some more variety to the pacing. The second half of the album definitely isn’t quite as strong as the first half, but that’s not saying that those songs aren’t fantastic as well. I actually love every song on the album, it’s a solid ride the whole way through, but that initial straight-ahead descent on the first half is just incredible. Coming from another ardent Dream Theater fan, what I find so refreshing on both Static Impulse and Impermanent Resonance is that LaBrie is able to temporarily escape the already established DT trappings to really craft some insanely accessible songs that focus entirely on riffs, hooks and maddeningly infectious melodies. The contrast with Peter Wildoer’s screaming vocals is just awesome (speaking of, thanks again for introducing me to Soilwork!), as their voices contrast perfectly. As you said, this is great primer for the new DT, however, it’ll be interesting to see if the new DT album can top this, as Impermanent Resonance currently sits atop as metal album of the year for me so far!

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