This music wasn't intentional, these songs weren't constructed, they just came out. after years of listening, learning and yearning for something else.....something else was born. a mix of heavy, funky, melodic and very progressive hard rock filled a niche long overlooked. it was the thing that was missing for a lot of music fans at that time. Not only was it the music but the technical skill it was delivered with made it impossible to resist...like a"moth to a flame" if you will. The music was so bold on every level, it was all but impossible to identify any influences directly, it was like cultural music evolution, or like a summary of music from the past 50 years. whatever it was, one thing is for sure.............it was their time.