I somehow missed this release last year, though it ended up on many Best of 2008 lists. In the past, Cloudscape's albums had always appealed to me, but had never impressed me. With this most recent release, Global Drama, Cloudscape has produced its best music to date, even if the band still doesn't do anything drastically new. However, nearly everything has been improved on this new album, including the production quality, the songwriting, and seemingly even the vocal performances. I can't say that the vocalist is my favorite, but he does an admirable job on this record.
There's some interesting musical qualities to this album that help it rise above the band's previous efforts, including some great instrumental choices and some varied influences, including a song with some middle eastern influences. In all, this is a very strong album, and one that progressive metal fans should enjoy. Samples and a purchasing option through Amazon are available to the right.
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