Recurring Themes

Playing on elongated song structures, keyboard melodies, whispered undertones and complex passages, ISD does more to develop its formula in a concerted effort to likely broaden the appeal far beyond the inherently intuitive neo-progressive devotee audience. Weighty, luxuriant combinations of riffs and rhythm, this five piece outfit at times sounds like a full philharmonic orchestra, but for the undeniably metal layered rich bass, passionate rhythm guitars and intoxicating solos._Recurring Themes_ is nearly seventy-five minutes in duration; an ambitious goal for an outfit to believe they can capture and hold a listener's ear. Tracks on the release range from "The Remembering" coming in at 2:04 all the way to the last cut from _RT_, "Raven", clocking a mind-numbing 16:36 -- all imaginatively developed and executed. Additionally, the mostly clean vocals with an intermittent growling delivery superimpose a real depth to certain cuts from _RT_, as evidenced by the eight minute and thirty-nine second killer track, "Sick".With the combined abilities of Scott Thompson (guitars / vocals), Pat DeLeon (ex-Tiles, percussion), Bryan Paxton (bass and vocals), Pete Hopersberger (keyboards) and Tony Piccoli (lead vocals and guitars) and masterfully produced by Roy Z (Sepultura / Yngwie Malmsteen / Judas Priest / Bruce Dickinson), this band never doubles back on itself. These gypsies of Spaghetti Junction have authenticated a concordant revolution that is anything but recurring; rather imaginatively authentic perceptible escape.