The Theory Of Molecular Inheritance

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First of all we have to name the umpteenth new singer. With the magnificent Damian Wilson, we have a reason right away. This man has an incredibly beautiful and diverse voice and conveys emotions in an exceptionally clever way. If all the previous singers were just really good, Wilson is the icing on the cake for Arena, the singer they deserve.

to the neo-prog Olympus, where they should never have left. Just typical Arena in their finest fort. Nothing more, Integration" (4:48) Damian singing some very powerful lyrics about the topic of nature v. nurture over piano and The album is made up of 11 songs and runs to just over an hour, which is kind of the upper edge of where a release’s length should land for me, but there’s no time wasted and things never lag. “Time Capsule” bursts proceedings into life with heavy staccato guitars, swirling keys and chanting - all heavy enough to make you wonder whether you’ve put the right band’s album in the player. Then Wilson comes in with soothing outbursts - instantly demanding your attention - and from there things build and recede, the intro repeated but broken up by different sections that add to the grandeur. It’s beautiful piano that allows Wilson to show off his fragile, emotional side as “The Equation (The Science Of Magic)” comes into view, strings then adding to the atmosphere before a deep riff gives Nolan the room to throw out some Mark Kelly like keys - truly glorious stuff! And what’s maybe cleverest about this song, and many of the others, is that it can turn what sounds like un-catchy lyric-lines like ‘this is my equation’ into genuine sing-alongs.

B-/3.5 stars; a very good addition to any prog lover's music collection--especially for the masterful performances of Despite being the most likable Arena album I've heard (so far, I've only heard The Visitor, Immortal? and Contagion),

especially Wilson's performance here is almost immaculate! The Heiligenstadt Legacy (Goethe) is one of Field of Sinners" (6:27) has a cinematic quality as well as a Thin Lizzy "Jailbreak" sound and feel to it. Nice guitar Part of You" (5:54) Damian sings "the world has done" over pulsing keyboard "strings" for the first minutereminiscent of some of the best moments of the excellent Pepper's Ghost), Pure of Heart (a tremendous chorus,