Reconnaissance Report
(What People are Saying)

Michael Popke of Progression Magazine calls The Ground Zero Project: "Progressive Rock with heavy duty Christian references/a blend of old school Kansas and Christian rockers Petra", and Battle Cry : "A concept work of sorts that encompasses all of the biblical biggies" "The project's work is admirable"

Dave Taylor of Virtuosity says: "The debut CD from California's The Ground Zero Project, Battle Cry is quite a pleasant surprise. The music should please even the pickiest prog-heads out there, especially those that like heavy odd-time signature keyboard-led tunes infused with deep spiritual themes in the lyrics. The music begs to be cranked up loud on your home stereo." "The band mixes up the album with acoustic interludes, tempo changes, and interesting vocal effects to give enough variety to keep the listener interested in every song.  The keyboards are a lot more prominent than the guitars in most of the songs, but the music retains the bombastic heaviness that bands like Dream Theatre and ELP showcase." "I heartily recommend it, and look forward to a sequel."

Mike Laflin of Christian Digital Music says of The Ground Zero Project's Battle Cry: "If you like progressive rock, this is for you."

Javier Elizondo of Progfreaks.com says "This band serves up a cocktail of 70's prog rock with a mixture of heavy riffs and powerful melodies along with deep Christian concepts and lyrics. The result? Imagine a band pursuing a symphonic prog metal path with no horizons in the way, and we begin to get close to the musical frontier displayed by this band." "My suggestion for you would be to completely forget about the tag, Christian. Not because of the ideas and concepts it offers, but mainly because most people conceive this type of music as the peaceful songs they hear in church. The Ground Zero Project offers a completely different universe. A great bet, especially for all of you symphonic rock fans out there.

Nigel Camilleri of The Dutch Progressive Rock Page says: "The Ground Zero Project has managed to conjure up a magnificent debut album featuring much of what classical rock, as well as progressive rock lovers would want on an album.

Gabor Kleinbloesem of Strutter Magazine says: "The Ground Zero Project is a very impressive Christian band" "The (Battle Cry) CD offers a high quality mixture of progressive rock and pomprock."