The pioneers of cinematic metal, HYPNO5E, are back with their 3rd album, Shores of the Abstract Line. This release explores in greater depth the philosophical landscapes crafted by the band on their first 2 albums. Operating in the fractured nomans-land where memory meets imagination, HYPNO5E's raison d'être is providing foundation for the unknown and unimagined. . but don't be deterred by such conceptual enthusiasm, as their music is powerful, visceral and immediate. There are moments that remind you of the expansive technical elaborations of BTBAM, but there is also the careful melancholia of Cynic and the sheer power of Amen Ra... but in the end, all these comparisons fail - HYPNO5E's organic sound is undoubtably their own. Unlike so many bands who rely on a single sound or technique to create their music, HYPNO5E are not bound to any one precondition. Shores of the Abstract Line is a dreamily muscular response to the deep feelings of yearning and displacement which burn within us. Delicate passages of reminiscence merge with deep seated rage to form a panoptic portrait of the human condition. Latin influences blend seamlessly with riff-driven prog to form a heady concoction that toys with the accepted modes and structures of progressive music.