I got this last year and it took awhile to properly get into it. The songs that struck me first were In The Presence Of Enemies Pt 1, Constant Motion, The Dark Eternal Night & Prophets Of War. All Mindblowing songs. The rest of the album took me awhile before i realised the whole album was a masterpiece. Dream Theatre are awesome musicians. This is my first album from theirs. But my friend lent me a live album of theirs(there awesome live). This is worth the money for any metalhead it may take you awhile to get into but if you dont like straight away do not throw it away as it is a masterpiece. Rock On!!!!

Dream Theater has impressed me more and more ever since they released 'A Change of seasons', but this album is possibly their best album they ever released, it looks as though Dream Theater will keep going, and thats what makes them one of a kind, they play music because they enjoy it not any other reason, SO TRY THIS ALBUM YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!

The latest offering from dream theater is awesome, I've always been a fan but not a massive one, but this album may have changed my perspective! Any DT fan will love it straight away. Its an album that you can listen to for hours and still hear something different everytime.

In the presence of enemies 1 opens the album in true prog style with a 4 minute intro to the song. Next is forsaken, a slower more melodic song with a big chorus. The Dark Eternal Night is the heaviest dream theater song to date, with customary dream theater mental instrumental sections.
Prophets of war is once again another great song with a catchy chorus although no solo from the great Mr Petrucci. The Ministry of Lost Souls is a really powerful ballad but with a cool instrumental section in the middle

This really is a great album, musically, lyrically and due to its sheer diversity, definately worth the money and if i lost my copy i'd definately buy it again. For a first time dream theater buyer its probably to get Six degrees of inner turbulance though.

Stand out tracks: Constant motion, Dark eternal night, Forsaken and Prophets of war

this album is awesome!!! a progressive masterpiece, very new as well for DT. Its got everything, the crazy instrumental sections, awesome choruses and melodies, lots of new ideas too, this album is VERY progressive. the whole album is so powerful, its genius! DT never get old! and yes Dying Soul is back again! we thought the triology had ended! listen to Repetance and you will see what i mean!