than 21 strings between their three guitars, German prog-metallers deliver a masterful display of polyrhythmic riffs blended with metalcore choruses. There’s plenty of technical excellency on show, not least from guitarist and vocalist Manuel Gardner Fernandes, and the room isn’t so much allowing themselves to be lost in the moment as diving into it headfirst with reckless abandon. Tracks like and are, as you might expect, packed with intricate guitar passages, but they also exude a
