It's not a wankfest. It's pretentious.
Hahaha yeah it really is. I've honestly never heard of these guys. This stuff is pretty good but the lyrics are out of control weird.
Hey they're reaching for something unique so good for them. Am I missing something though? There's some odd time signatures, but it's still rooted in traditional major/minor modal harmony and hard rock songwriting. It's frills rock, like dream theater, styx, or kansas. Why not just enjoy it like those bands? There's nothing wrong with that...
Now... THIS is theory dork stuff:
http://www.echolyn.com/multimedia/the_cheese_stands_alone.mp3
Why did they have to put so many mp3's on their website? There goes my afternoon...
D.