Threshold

Depending on your point of view, it was either a decision that would hasten the inevitable demise of a now-doomed band, or a choice that heralded the long-awaited return of a prodigal son after 20 years in the rock wilderness.

Threshold Live In Concert In Sweden

Threshold Live In Concert In Norway

A mighty rendition of opener Slipstream was followed by epic new composition, The Man Who Saw Through Time, with its powerful vocal intro, crisp rhythm and singing guitar, drawing rapturous applause and setting the tone for the evening.

Tonight sees the UK's leading progressive metal entity Threshold back in the capital, this time to present their latest album 'For the Journey' in its entirety. In spite of being the most popular band of their genre in the country as well as England's oldest prog metal force, they remain criminally underrated

With their exceptional brand of intelligent, proggy hard rock, mixing melody, mood and metal in perfect measure, the band’s performance was a treat.

Back to play their hometown after last year's show at the Underworld, it is good to see Threshold in the significantly larger O2 Academy in Islington at what is their only UK date. Given that this band has been creating sublime progressive metal since 1988 and are on metal heavyweight label Nuclear Blast, it