Long-running British prog metal outfit Threshold return with their eighth album, providing yet more of what fans expect, along with a few minor changeups such as the unexpectedly funky beat propelling the early standout "Disappear" and the techno synths underpinning "Hollow." Singer Andrew McDermott has a clean, almost old-fashioned voice with perfect diction not only on the power ballad centerpiece "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams" but on those tracks that would normally require a rougher sound.
Posh vocals or not, Dead Reckoning is of that aggressively tasteful school of metal that never breaks into full-on showboating excess or noisy violence.
It's metal for people who wish Marillion had occasionally gone into Dio territory, or that Talk Talk and Queensrÿche had collaborated.
Those outside that target demographic will likely remain unimpressed.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SlipstreamKarl Groom, Richard West | Threshold | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | This Is Your LifeRichard West | Threshold | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | ElusiveKarl Groom, Richard West | Threshold | Play | 06:10 | 14 MB | 45 MB |
| 4 | HollowRichard West | Threshold | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Pilot in the Sky of DreamsRichard West | Threshold | Play | 09:47 | 22 MB | 69 MB |
| 6 | Fighting for BreathKarl Groom, Richard West | Threshold | Play | 08:18 | 19 MB | 62 MB |
| 7 | DisappearRichard West | Threshold | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Safe to FlyKarl Groom, Richard West | Threshold | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | One Degree DownKarl Groom, Richard West | Threshold | Play | 08:33 | 19 MB | 62 MB |
| 54 mins | 125 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 399 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Anderson | Bass, Group Member, Guitar (Bass) |
| 2 | Karl Groom | Audio Production, Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Guitars, Mixing, Producer |
| 3 | Johanne James | Drums |
| 4 | M.A.C. | Vocals |
| 5 | Davide Nadalin | Cover Art, Cover Design |
| 6 | Dan Swanö | Vocals |
| 7 | Threshold | Primary Artist |
| 8 | John "Broadway" Tucker | Photography |
| 9 | Peter Van 'T Riet | Mastering |
| 10 | Richard West | Audio Production, Composer, Group Member, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |