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The initial chill had after my first encounter with this "sonic experience" has
somewhat worn off,as I discover the beauty of ballad "Leaving Yesterday" and the
controlled chaos of "Towards Loss".As I've mentioned before,TWP seems to be very
personal:a musically labyrinthine journey of one's life,death,and afterlife.
Wolverine remind me of Anacrusis mixed with the delicate touch of Dream Theater
and a just a dram of death. The death vocals are jarring and jump out from the
shadows at you when least expected("His Cold Touch" and "Coma" for example).The
cool breezes still wash over me when I listen to TWP though. Maybe it's the
often martial,stiff riffing or the clean vocals which at times seemed
non-descript.
Perhaps the Arctic feel this cd has is intentional given the subject matter.
With more personality,TWP may have had more of an impact on me. I respect the
highly introspective and technical work at hand. As with much progressive
metal,the musicianship is flawless,and the lyrics are intelligent and
philosophical. Upon my first listen,I was reminded of my initial discovery of
Dream Theater via their "Images And Words" record. I had a strong desire to find
this work engrossing,but just felt frustrated and ashamed when I found most of
it boring and too academic. TWP isn't as aloof as I&W,but can still be difficult
to completely enjoy at times. Perhaps future spins will reveal more,but unlike
many prog metal acts,those spins won't be entirely involuntary. Wolverine are
originals and have the potential to be a significant and positive influence in
their metallic kingdom in my opinion. I wish them well and hope that they will
someday create a sound sculpture that I won't have to work as hard to
"understand". With TWP,Wolverine write a novel where one of their peers would
choose to pen a thesis