Far off Grace

by Gary Hill Although this band is heavily influenced by Dream Theater, they are definitely not a clone. They have taken a pretty heavy dosage of DT textures and woven them into a sound that is all their own. The similarities are strong enough, however, to make Vanden Plas an obvious choice for fans of Dream Theater. Far off Grace is a powerful prog album that leans strongly toward the metal influences while not fully succumbing to them. Vanden Plas is Torsten Reichert, Andreas Lill, Andy Kuntz, Stephan Lill, and Gunter Werno.