Mission Profile - mp3

Threshold gets back to some serious metal on this release, which is vocalist Andrew McDermott’s fourth studio offering with the band. Tremendously consistent throughout, every single track is a strong listen. The songs are still complex and multi-dimensional, staying true to the roots of progressive metal, but they all work.
The thick guitar sound and hauntingly good vocal melodies of "Mission Profile" give it an excellent flow, "Stop Dead" has a grooving rhythm, and both "Ground Control" and "Opium" are strong.
"The Art of Reason" checks in at over 10 minutes long, and its heavy/light mix has numerous driving parts within. "Flags and Footprints" is another song with plenty of distortion, even though it is encased in a lighter pace. The top highlights are the constant and thudding "Pressure," and the moving pulse of "Static." "The Destruction of Words" closes out this excellent effort from the U.K. merchants.

TRACK LIST: Mission Profile/Ground Control/Opium/Stop Dead/The Art of Reason/Pressure/Flags and Footprints/Static/The Destruction of Words