Magellan remains one of the most died-in-the-wool and compelling prog rock bands. Given their embrace of technology - endless layers of keyboards and overdubs - and their insistence of the "rock" side of prog with big churning guitars and basslines; they are an anomaly.

Lyrically, their themes are of the classic human condition and the irony of living in the 21st century. There are spiritual battles, emotional conflicts, levels of battle with darkness, and more, all of it dealt with expertly and passionately. And that is the other difference between Magellan and their contemporaries: there is no academic distance between their compositions and their performance of them. Irony is black and biting, romance is lush and sincere, and struggle is paramount - it is not detached. There is true high conceptualism, but that is for the listener to discover.

Magellan will challenge and delight anyone who encounters their music with an open mind. - Thom Jurek