Originally Posted by
Triggermine
La Gárgola isn't a terrible album, but I found that it was trying too hard to capture the Wonder What's Next sound and take it further. It's definitely heavier and a little bit darker than everything in between those two albums (WWN and LG), but I feel that The North Corridor does a much better job of balancing a dark and heavy sound without sounding forced. Given that the band went into the studio wanting to create something that they could enjoy playing live, I think it came out sounding much more natural. As for something similar to Sci-Fi Crimes, what, specifically, are you after sonically?