CORE

The album is stronger than their debut one and shows extreme versatility of the band, to be compared to Between the Buried and me. You will find quiet keyboard sections, death-metal growls, a lot of progressive metal moments and great melodies. The second track has even some female vocals. The fourth track has blistering keyboard solos, while the sixth track has nice acoustic guitars. Growling vocals are acquired taste and I don't like them much. Overall, this is not a highly compositional work but displays a lot of various styles and offers plenty of moments that need to be listened to multiple times to be digested.