Review by JD on December 14, 2009.

Rock and metal sometimes need to strip itself down and simplify itself to find the fun that has been misplaced. S.D.D. is a band that does that, and reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously.

In a nutshell, S.D.D. is primarily a old school styled Punk band (like G.B.H. and the Dead Kennedys and even D.O.A.Motorhead inspired heaviness with humour and the willingness to have fun with everything they do. The group will never win in the musicianship department, nor will they be seen as breaking any sort of musical ground either... the band is your simple, basic sort of beer swilling, hard driving in your face heavy band that everyone can enjoy.

They are a band that brings out and then inspires the true essence of Rock and Roll.... Headbangers, punks, skaters and anyone who loves rebellion and intensity while never forgetting to have some plain fun can all join in under the S.D.D. banner. I for one love the album for the sheer pleasure it brings to this old thrasher’s ears.

Don’t expect a musically diverse sort of opus here, or anything close to seeming to be progressive... if you want something purely rocking and do not want any social epiphanies or blistering technical guitars that shred your ears... S.D.D. will be the album that people need to have. It is simple and good... sort of like Pizza and Beer... not a five star meal, but it is so good!

Categorical Rating Breakdown　

Musicianship: 7
Atmosphere: 8.5
Production: 7.5
Originality: 7.5
Overall: 9 (for the fun)

Rating: 7.9 out of 10

Review by JD on December 14, 2009.

Rock and metal sometimes need to strip itself down and simplify itself to find the fun that has been misplaced. S.D.D. is a band that does that, and reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously.

In a nutshell, S.D.D. is primarily a old school styled Punk band (like G.B.H. and the Dead Kennedys and even D.O.A.Motorhead inspired heaviness with humour and the willingness to have fun with everything they do. The group will never win in the musicianship department, nor will they be seen as breaking any sort of musical ground either... the band is your simple, basic sort of beer swilling, hard driving in your face heavy band that everyone can enjoy.

They are a band that brings out and then inspires the true essence of Rock and Roll.... Headbangers, punks, skaters and anyone who loves rebellion and intensity while never forgetting to have some plain fun can all join in under the S.D.D. banner. I for one love the album for the sheer pleasure it brings to this old thrasher’s ears.

Don’t expect a musically diverse sort of opus here, or anything close to seeming to be progressive... if you want something purely rocking and do not want any social epiphanies or blistering technical guitars that shred your ears... S.D.D. will be the album that people need to have. It is simple and good... sort of like Pizza and Beer... not a five star meal, but it is so good!

Categorical Rating Breakdown　

Musicianship: 7
Atmosphere: 8.5
Production: 7.5
Originality: 7.5
Overall: 9 (for the fun)

Rating: 7.9 out of 10

Review by Adam M on May 19, 2017.

Voyager cruises forward with more solid progressive music. The songs are like ear candy and will ingrain themselves in your brain. Ghost Mile is the kind of album that is crazily addictive and won’t get out of your head. It has streamlined guitar work that is complemented by wonderful keyboards in a manner that elevates the music. In fact, all elements of the musical experience are top notch here. There is an intertwining to the instruments that is wonderful to behold and makes them poignant upon their intersection. The songs are relatively simplistic for progressive metal, but this just makes them excellently streamlined.

Voyager has developed this straightforward prog approach and it is perfected to the utmost degree here. The riffs are really neat sounding and have a easy to listen to factor added to them. This leads to a sound that is distinctive and clearly the one that Voyager performs. Musically, the elements all come together. Most notably is the vocals, which are very commercial sounding, yet add to the atmosphere of the songs. The guitar riffs are also somewhat candy coated and are very accessible sounding. The overall sound of the band is like nothing else and is commendable. The only problem with this disc is that it sounds much like the band’s other material. There is very little deviation from a strong template that is formed and this is still welcome because one accepts this music as the strong stuff it is.

Voyager is a nice entry to the progressive metal genre because they fill the gap for this type of a straightforward band. Don’t think the music is simple, however, as there are tons of breakdowns and the band has a futuristic sound that is somewhat difficult to pigeonhole. The bottom line is that anyone looking for a strong progressive release will be well served to check out Ghost Mile.

Rating: 8.2 out of 10

Review by Adam M on May 19, 2017.

Voyager cruises forward with more solid progressive music. The songs are like ear candy and will ingrain themselves in your brain. Ghost Mile is the kind of album that is crazily addictive and won’t get out of your head. It has streamlined guitar work that is complemented by wonderful keyboards in a manner that elevates the music. In fact, all elements of the musical experience are top notch here. There is an intertwining to the instruments that is wonderful to behold and makes them poignant upon their intersection. The songs are relatively simplistic for progressive metal, but this just makes them excellently streamlined.

Voyager has developed this straightforward prog approach and it is perfected to the utmost degree here. The riffs are really neat sounding and have a easy to listen to factor added to them. This leads to a sound that is distinctive and clearly the one that Voyager performs. Musically, the elements all come together. Most notably is the vocals, which are very commercial sounding, yet add to the atmosphere of the songs. The guitar riffs are also somewhat candy coated and are very accessible sounding. The overall sound of the band is like nothing else and is commendable. The only problem with this disc is that it sounds much like the band’s other material. There is very little deviation from a strong template that is formed and this is still welcome because one accepts this music as the strong stuff it is.

Voyager is a nice entry to the progressive metal genre because they fill the gap for this type of a straightforward band. Don’t think the music is simple, however, as there are tons of breakdowns and the band has a futuristic sound that is somewhat difficult to pigeonhole. The bottom line is that anyone looking for a strong progressive release will be well served to check out Ghost Mile.

Rating: 8.2 out of 10