Milliontown is the name of the debut album of the recently founded British Prog ensemble FROST. The head of the band is Jem Godfrey, a well-known producer and writer of pop songs (e.g., for Atomic Kitten and Ronan Keating) who was, as he says, tired of writing songs featuring only three chords and simple lyrics. So Jem decided creating a prog album to prove himself that he is capable of producing higher art. He gathered Andy Edwards and John Jowitt from IQ and John Mitchell from Arena around himself and started writing one of the most modern-sounding and innovative albums the scene has seen in years. Milliontown consists of six songs and starts with Hyperventilate, an instrumental with an ingeniously played “singing” lead guitar and beautiful piano work by Jem himself, climaxing in a thunderstorm of wicked chord progressions which will probably make any Dream Theater fan’s heart pound with joy. The production is very clear and highly professional, which is no surprise as the man obviously knows very well how things work in the studio. The next song, No Me No You, reminds me a little of Devin Townsend as it contains multi-layered vocal harmonies and has a modern metal touch to it. To be honest, this is the song of the album I like the least, but it still is great enough not to call it bad, it just probably is the most pop influenced track on the album. In contrast to that, the third song, Snowman, plays a very special role for me. Truly being one of the strangest compositions on Milliontown, it builds a bridge between the different atmospheres created by the music. While the name FROST makes one think that the album is rather winter-oriented and cold, this is not entirely true. While some songs contain angelique and clear elements creating an almost Christmas-like atmosphere, others, especially the epic closure track Milliontown, which is almost 24 minutes long, carries the listener from snowy landscapes to the melting pot of a big city, spreading the cosmopolitan flair of constant change and movement, a city that never sleeps and bears new things to explore in every corner. All in all, Milliontown is a fantastic album which is a true enrichment to the prog scene. Instead of copying old heroes of the 80s and 90s, Jem Godfrey used his knowledge and creativity to quietly absorb, collect and resolve existing structures and create a unique mixture never seen before in this fashion. A very interesting one, indeed, and I am pretty sure that we have not heard from this man for the last time! Let us hope that he continues like this!