@Lynn - Thanks, Lynn.  I never would have thought King Crimson or Adrien Belew, but heck, I'll take those references any time.   :)

@Daryl - Thanks, Daryl.  Yeah, it certainly took some time to get the details "right".  And I've found that mixing this type of genre sure aint easy...

@Grant - Thanks, Grant.  I am glad you enjoyed it!

@Clint - Thanks, Clint.  I appreciate that.  Fortunately AD2 had some good grooves as a starting point, and I got lucky with the synth solo as it was a rare one-take.  

Hold on...got to pick up my brain, it just leaked out...
 
Okay, much better. Wow! That is some powerful stuff. At first, I thought the guitars (panned L/R) were slightly too dark, but in the context of the mix after everything else came in, they were pretty spot on. Drums sit perfectly, synths are awesome. Wouldn't change a thing.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Thanks, Dan!  
 
I did struggle with the guitar tone a bit because I just naturally hear them brighter as well, but with everything else I did think they needed to support a bit more.  Glad to hear that the decision seems to work. 

Very cool Steve! It's not the easiest thing to play tight when you're following a drum track like that, so kudos! Mix sounded good to me too. If I had to nitpick, I would say that I would've liked hearing another slow break inserted in the middle of the song, like you have there towards the end. I really like it though. Nice job!

Leadfoot
Very cool Steve! It's not the easiest thing to play tight when you're following a drum track like that, so kudos! Mix sounded good to me too. If I had to nitpick, I would say that I would've liked hearing another slow break inserted in the middle of the song, like you have there towards the end. I really like it though. Nice job!

Thanks, Bob!   Yeah, it's certainly not easy...  While the two guitar parts + bass aren't playing quite as tight as I'd like, with everything else going on I'm fortunate that the masking effect comes into play.  
 
Interesting idea with adding a slower middle section like the end.   Or maybe coming back in after the end.  Things to ponder...
 

Pretty freakin' good for a one-take!  Reminiscent of some of the heavier sections on my favorite Tull and Yes albums.  And the slow section at the end is genius.  Rock on.

The additional finger surgery went well then Steve  
 
Works here what else can I say. thanks for sharing.

- Thanks, Walt.  One-takes are a rarity around my way so I'll certainly take 'em when I can!   I do like when after-thoughts (the end section) work out...
 
- Thank you, your furriness.   And yes, the Polydactylism is working out OK.  
 

Dang man...did you do a few red bulls before you played this :).....great fast moving music. Puts me in a kind of higher thought zone...or makes me think this is what a bunch of guys who majored in music might play  on the weekend. It is pretty much the opposite of loafing around in the country bar listening to Waylon ( that ain't me BTW).
I like the energy it has...you has some pretty good guitar chops going on!

Prog rock rules!!!  Nice work.  Love the guitar chops.  Mix sounds good on my headphones.  Thanks for sharing.