 While mainly described as progressive metal, Subterranean Masquerade incorporates elements of jazz, psychedelic rock, and avant-garde metal, with death metal vocals.The release of the 2004 EP, "Temporary Psychotic State", garnered high acclaim for the band among the underground metal scene.The 2005 album "Suspended Animation Dreams" received more mixed reviews at the beginning, but in 2014 the album entered the top 50 progressive-metal albums of 2000s by prog-sphere magazine.