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Review title: Best Progressive Release of 2000. Hands down!
Product review: 2000 was a banner year for progressive metal with spectacular releases from Pain of Salvation, Symphony X, and Spiral Architect. Ark, however, delivered the best album in years with their self-titled debut. This is Tore Ostby's best guitar work since Conception's "In Your Multitude", heavy and stylish. Jorn Lande's emotive Coverdale-like vocals fit perfectly and add charisma. Most impressively, John Macaluso provides some of the most complex polyrhythms you'll ever hear (certainly not from his work with Malmsteen or TNT). He is brilliant. This is a must have for all drummers. The songwriting is excellent and the arrangements are intricate. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" should be a classic with its flamenco guitar, accordian, and piano lending atmosphere to the crunching central melody. With virtuosity, technicality, emotion, and melody this unfortunately poorly marketed CD shouldn't be missed.
