been a fan for almost 12 years now. got into them about the same time as i got into symph x and angra (and only a couple months after getting into dream theater). upon the discovery of dream thetaer and the old DTforum, i quickly established those 4 bands as the heavy hitters in the soaring-vocals/virtuoso-players progressivemetal world. ...and really, i dont think ive discovered a band in that vein quite as good as those 4 in the 12 years since (not for a lack of trying).
Tyranny was the first thing i heard, and i was pretty insta-floored
by cranking the opening track on that first spin.
really, all their stuff is top notch, though i never listen to the first two albums anymore. i never thought the song writing was quite there yet, and the production definitely improved by the time Tyranny came around.
hopefully Nick's sad face in regards to untellable news isnt indicative of bad news...would love to hear a digital ghosts follow-up at some point in the not-so-distant future.