It is the first release of the band to feature bassist Conner Green and the second with producer and mixer Jens Bogren, who did his job at his Fascination Street Studios.
The band's sound has evolved considerably in the last few years so we used the demo tracks as a starting point and gave ourselves free reign [sic] to reimagine them and make them relevant to who we are today.
These are now the definitive versions and we couldn't be happier with how they turned out.The ending song, "Crystallised"—which is based on the track "Snow", -- is 19 minutes long and features guest performances from guitarist Pete Rinaldi (Headspace) and drummer Mike Portnoy[3] (The Winery Dogs, Flying Colors, Dream Theater, ex-Adrenaline Mob).
As if the man wasn't busy enough, we thought it would be nice to feature a little cameo performance from him (just for a bit of fun really) and it's flattering to now be at the stage where a musician of Mike's calibre is so willing to get involved with six guys who have always been great admirers of his music.The band later promoted a contest in which people were invited to guess what Portnoy did in the song.
All music is composed by Richard Henshall, Ross Jennings, Raymond Hearne, Charlie Griffiths, Diego Tejeida and Conner Green