I would say that Evergrey is probably one of my five favorite bands at the moment. Their last two discs were phenomenal. Tom has one of the coolest voices in Metal, and their musicianship is top flight. Beyond that, they are amazing live. When I saw them at last year's Prog Power 2.0 they kicked ass. Stroll over to the Prog Power forum to see how many rave reviews their show last year drew. They are also very cool guys, and very approachable.
GZ