The Passage is DGM's eighth studio album and is the culmination of almost 20 years of work. Sounding like a hungry, urbanized version of Symphony X, with substantial hard rock influences, the new record is remarkable in several aspects. The compositions are phenomenal, with sweeping choruses, technical passages, lightning fast fretwork, big vocals and bombastic transitions. Tom Englund (Evergrey) and Michael Romeo (Symphony X) appear as special guests on this outstanding album.