hey all... Haven't been around for a while. Haven't even been lurking. Wondered what you guys thought of SoA. My take is that its a killer record. I will say that, while some of the guitar work is semi intricate, I can't really call bumblefoot a shredder. He's got some good rhythm and a few nice flourishes here and there, but if you compared him to many other players he'd come up kinda wanting to be honest. That being said, this album reminds me of the old DT stuff, which I've really been missing. I've been looking for some new prog metal to get into. This gives me that feel I had when I first got into DT. I've missed the really proggy instrumental sections of their songs. God of the Sun is one of the best tracks I've heard in a while. Long, intricate middle section... killer riff. To be honest, this album has got me wanting some new prog to listen to and I'm really trying to find intricate musicianship on par with SoA. Any suggestions? LOL