With "Elements", the Frankfurt based prog metallers Thoughts Factory have delivered an excellent second work, which can easily keep up with the latest releases of Dream Theater, Tomorrow's Eve or Vanden Plas. Keyboarder Sven Schornstein, who actually works as a high school teacher, chatted with eclipsed about the background of the album, but also about the band constellation. Thoughts Factory are seasoned professionals, with guitarist Markus Wittmann and drummer Chris Maldener once working at G.I.T. and P.I.T. respectively. in Los Angeles and now work as music school teachers; bassist Bernd Schönegge, on the other hand, is playing in two cover bands besides his engineering job, and the new frontman Cornelius Wurth earns his bread and butter as a vocal and guitar teacher as well as "with live performances in various bands, mainly cover bands" (his successor at Journeye is subsignal singer Arno Menses)
As in their debut work "Lost" (2014), which deals with the death of a loved one, Thoughts Factory have once again devised a conceptual plot. This time, it describes the experiences of an adolescent who is confronted with death and depression, among other things. Sven Schornstein: "In 'Mind Odyssey', the opener, we first did an all-round turnaround and addressed various topics concerning personal development and ethical questions ...
