His first new album in a decade, ESC is Finn Zierler’s most mature as well as his most daring musical work to date.  Drawing from a wide array of influences that bring to mind everything from the unabashed pomp of classic Queen and the madness of Devin Townsend, to the virtuosity of Dream Theater and the eclectic stylings of Hollywood wizard Danny Elfman, Zierler masterfully walk the fine line between genius and insanity, combining a powerful, multi-layered progressive metal foundation with an often dark, majestic orchestral feel. The result is an intricate musical tour-de-force that took the better part of two years to complete.

Joining Finn onВ ESCВ are Swedish guitaristВ Per NilssonВ (Scar Symmetry,В Kaipa) - the first to come aboard - and Norwegian bassist/vocalistВ Truls HaugenВ (Insense,В Circus Maximus) on the Scandinavian side. Finn also reached out across the pond to a pair of Texas standouts, drum veteranВ Bobby Jarzombek, whose stellar resume includes the likes ofВ Fates Warning,В Halford,В Riot, andВ Spastic InkВ and vocal powerhouseВ Kelly Sundown Carpenter, who sang onВ Beyond Twilight's 2005 album,В Section X,В and was last seen withВ Ozzy OsbourneВ guitaristВ Gus G's band,В Firewind, as well asВ Darkology.