Sun Caged

This Dutch band made quite a splash with their self-titled album in 2003. Following that release, though, practically the entire band departed, leaving founding guitarist Marcel Coenen to pick up the pieces and put together a new version of the band. Eventually that's exactly what happened, with the result being 2007's Artemisia. This is a graceful, melodic prog rock/metal album, drawing influences and similarities from bands such as Dream Theater (inevitably), Threshold, and perhaps Fates Warning, but with maturity and soulfulness aplenty to keep things interesting. In general this album is less concerned with technical wizardry than some prog bands, but they do occasionally let loose, and there's also a heavier edge that even brings Meshuggah to mind ("Unborn"). Assuming the lineup issues are a thing of the past, there's nothing stopping Sun Caged from ascending to the upper ranks of prog metal bands.

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