Caught In This Iless Storm is the debut full-length from Greek prog-metallers Art Of Simplicity, following on from their self-financed Asymmetric demo of 2005. This band combines strong vocals, impressive instrumentation and cohesive songwriting into their distinctly European sonic brew. There are layers of atmospherics on offer here, from the spacey, aquatic guitars shifting to flamenco-style playing to crunching metal and back again, to the particularly effective use of keys and violin throughout. Some of the bass lines are rather funk-inspired which seem odd at first, but there is also a noticeable Faith No More-ish influence in the vocals at certain points and a lounge feel to some of the songs which does gel over the album's running time. The playing is pretty much spot-on throughout with the vocals and guitar-work standing out as consistently strong