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While at the record store a couple of weeks ago, I saw Edge of Thorns in the used section for a reasonable price and I remembered that someone on the forums had recommended this album to me, so I decided to pick it up. It was the first and only Savatage album that I currently have and, being a fan of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, I figured it should be okay, and it came very highly recommended from a helpful person on the forums Once I got home, I put it in and listened to it expecting a decent album, which is what I thought of it upon first listening to it. After a few more listens the next couple of days, I enjoyed it but didn't think that much of it. However, when I went to listen to it again a couple of days ago, instead of listening to it while doing something else, I decided to just sit down and just listen to the album, and I was completely blown away. Immediately after listening once I listened to it again, and it was just as good! One of the great things about Edge of Thorns is the variety of different styles of songs played on the album. It has everything from the heavy guitar riffage of Damien, to rockers like lights out, to great ballads like the title track, a great acoustic song, and even a great piano interlude. Edge of Thorns starts out with the amazing Title track, which features some great piano work and a great instrumental part followed by an outstanding, emotional, guitar solo in the middle of the song. The highlight of this track is definitely the great chorus, which is impossible to not sing along to. Following this is He Carves His Stone, which at the end show just how great of a singer Zak Stevens is. The verse at the end features him hitting high notes worthy of being mentioned among Halford and Dickenson (Maybe not that good but it is some incredible singing). After this comes Lights Out, which adds some variety to the album, being a fast rocker rather than the more progressive nature of most of the rest of the album. This song also has some really cool gang vocals which are great to yell out along with the song. Next is Skraggy's Tomb, which, although far from a bad song, is in my opinion the weakest song on the album. I just don't really like the lyrics on the song. The instruments are very good though. After the interlude Labyrinths comes Follow Me which is one my favorite songs on the album. Follow Me is one of the most progressive songs on the album, which starts out somewhat calm, gets somewhat heavy and then breaks into a more mellow part. This leads into another verse, which then leads into Criss Oliva shredding with all his heart, playing one of the best solos that I have ever heard! Following this is another great piano interlude, which is followed by Degrees of Sanity, a great, heavier song which features a great heavy guitar riff. Conversation piece follows this song which is a song that has probably the catchiest chorus on the album. It is just a fun, soaring chorus that is great to sing along to. The next song is a great ballad called All That I Bleed. The beginning of the song is just piano and soft vocals from Zak Stevens, featuring some great lyrics. Once the drums and guitar join in, Zak belts out an amazing, emotional chorus with some outstanding vocals, possibly his best on the album. All That I Bleed is followed by the pounding song Damien, which has one of the best and heaviest riffs on the album. Surprisingly, although it is the heaviest song on the album, it features some great piano wRead full review