![]() Except this actually does look scary when in the context of an album. The back again had slightly eerie artwork - disturbing looking imagery that wouldn't look out of place on the next horror flick cash-in at the cinema. Creepiness aside - it's a damn good cover. My first impression of front cover was "Woah, is this really a Porcupine Tree cover?" It looked really ominous and is a real indication of the content inside this album. Presentation (coverart / cdart / booklet) It is also important to note that I am reviewing the 2CD European edition that includes two bonus tracks. Saying that the new album would be heavier, he probably had no idea on the repercussions that this would have in the next 7 years of his recording career. In an interview with front man Steve Wilson (and who Porcupine Tree is really the brainchild of), he says how in the lead up to writing In Absentia he rediscovered metal - saying that he was wrong about it being only for angsty teenagers, citing bands such as Meshuggah and Opeth. In Absentia was a crucial turning point in style - arguably that which pushed them in the direction they are at the moment - for better or worse (better!). The psychedelic-transformed prog rock band from Britain that everyone prog-head has heard.
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