This is possibly their finest album yet. Extremely organic and beautifully mastered. Lots of killer riffs and lines all the way through. This is Threshold on top of their game, what an excellent album.
I only recently got into this band and after streaming their discography... I love them! Damian Wilson's work with this band is great and I like "For the Journey" a lot. Andrew was a great, great vocalist for this band too. RIP Mac Mac reminded me of a young Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica and it's a kind of voice you don't hear often in metal music. Epic voice and the albums with him are awesome, with Subsurface being their peak in that era for me. That being said, my favorite singer for this band is Glynn Morgan. I love "Dividing Lines" a lot and especially the vocals are totally supreme. Reminds me of Roy Khan and that's a big compliment to Glynn after returning to the band. You don't hear that type of voice very often and I see how he gives Threshold a much more distinct sound in present time. They now have this rough egde like on Psychedelicatessen, but with the maturity of Mac's era with the band. First four songs off of "Dividing Lines" are probably the best music the band has ever done 🙏
Every fan has a different favourite album when it comes to Threshold. Whilst Extinct Instinct is definately their most progressive and unusual, Critical Mass is the one I personally reach for the most; that album was fire.
@@TSPH1992 Andrew definitely had power like few you'll hear in the prog metal genre. Those early 2000s albums were really strong too! I still think Glynn Morgan is the best singer for Threshold, at least after hearing him on Dividing Lines. He's got the x factor which neither Damian or Andrew can match. If they continue like on Dividing Lines and maybe abandon what they did on Legends of the Shires, I think they are gonna surpass anything they've ever done. They came close with Dividing Lines, but the album looses steame in its second half somewhat... still immense in the first half. Best they've ever done 🙏
I wonder if the singer for disbanded NWOBHM band Crucifixion is the same guy - his name is spelled Glyn Morgan? Doesn't sound like him exactly but the name is close
They're music has followed a more accessible route in recent years but if you think they are AOR radio friendly metal then you need to take a listen to Extinct Instinct or March Of Progress.
Is this your first exposure to Threshold? They have had this AOR influence since Clone. They do play up those two sounds on this album a lot more than they did in the 2010s. It works great with Glynn's voice, though.
Threshold delivers everytime. Carl's found the recipe and stick to it. Why change? The vocal is average. Exactly like on The Shire... He has no power and cannot sing high enough without loosing his breath. The sad part is that he has problems on the low sections, too.
Well, where is the progressive part in this song? All the same ideas and patterns which came from the previous albums. Quiet predictable passages, some references to Marillion and 80s neo-prog bands with the average amount of modern metal and AOR. Truly, this is not progressive metal, I'd rather call it a static metal.
Their first lead tracks have never been that progressive and nearly all of them have been at the 5-6 minute mark. Think of Exposed, Freaks, Slipstream, Small Dark Lines, etc. Threshold have always straddled the border with regards to progressive elements. Most of their material is somewhere around the 5-8 minute mark with one or two songs over 10 minutes. They're music is much more clean cut than a lot of progressive bands out there.
Fair enough but I totally disagree but I would say that as I've been a big fan since 2007. Good luck on finding other music that more closely appeals to your tastes.
Threshold delivers everytime. Carl's found the recipe and stick to it. Why change? The vocal is average. Exactly like on The Shire... He has no power and cannot sing high enough without loosing his breath. The sad part is that he has problems on the low sections, too.
I think he sounds more confident here than on The Shire, not that he sounded bad just that it was written with Damian's vocals in mind. Glynn's always had that mid range tone more or less, sounds fine for the type of sound they're going for imo
@@Modjahed2002 I was certainly not happy about the secrecy of Damian's departure as I remember at the time he said "It wasn't his decision", which suggests a group consensus against him. Fortunately, I like both Glynn and Damian's unique style and am just as happy with Glynn at the mic.
