Beyond Creation have established themselves as one of the worldwide leaders in modern technical heavy metal. On their long-awaited new album Algorythm, the Montreal quartet take yet another step forward. Incredibly intricate and subtle guitar and bass work weave through a fierce percussive onslaught in a dizzying display of mastery and instrumental interplay. Beyond Creation are at the apex of modern metal, and Algorythm is a study in the forward motion of intelligent, progressive extremity.