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Turtles All the Way Down is the new album from ODIN'S COURT, a USA based progressive rock and metal band. As with all of the ODIN'S COURT full length releases, the newest is a concept album. This album deals with ideas and questions relating to the entire universe - how did it start, where is it going, what makes it tick, what is its purpose, etc. - from the point of view of the individual's mind. It deals with mankind's quest for knowledge, and how that knowledge changes. New discoveries often change humanity's understanding or turn perceptions upside down, sometimes making long held beliefs immaterial. The title refers to the idiom that references "infinite recursion" or in layman's terms, "what came first: the chicken or the egg?" Brookins commented on the concept: "While the songs are much more accessible, the music still has serious intricacies for the technical music lover. The melodies and harmonies with the vocals are catchier than our past work, but thematically this album deals with pretty heavy subject matter. For the prog lover, the concept and lyrics are definitely an order of magnitude above 'Nerd Rock' since it is largely inspired by physics. Of course, the other important inspiration is human emotion, as no matter what science may observe, individuals' experiences always have a nontangible factor to them that cannot be truly expressed or understood in textbook terms - they have to be learned through life." On Turtles All the Way Down, ODIN'S COURT drew from various inspirations such as Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Porcupine Tree, HIM, Iron Maiden, and Queen.