Terra Incognita is a concept album that imagines what would happen if a person has a chance to see things in the afterlife. The translator, who has also worked with Age Of Nemesis on their last couple albums, did a great job. The lyrics flow really well and don't seem to lose anything in translation.
Age Of Nemesis do a nice job of balancing traditional and progressive metal on this CD. The backbone of strong riffs and melodies is there, and they build on those with complex arrangements and instrumental passages. You'll hear influences of groups like Dream Theater, Rainbow and Fates Warning in their sound.
Age Of Nemesis is the first band I've heard of that has two members named Zoltan, and vocalist Zoltan Kiss does a good job on the CD. He has the ability to sing in a strong and more aggressive middle register, and then take off into a higher melodic register and even falsetto. It's a very well rounded progressive metal release.
