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After a brief intermission, the album begins with "Anthropy," a short work that acts as an introduction to the album. After 30 seconds, a thunderous smash is followed by a gentle choir.

Second track "One and the Many" is a 10-minute tune that follows. Godfrey starts the piece with his little orchestra like composition, lasting 50 seconds, and beautiful vocals take place along with diverse keyboard sounds, percussions, gentle guitar with Max Read backing the vocals. You may think that there is a woman singing? No! It's Joe Payne with his spectacular falsetto and operatic (?) voice.

Follows Who Created Me, which has Godfrey's keyboard work and Joe Payne's natural voice, his vocal performance builds up to a beautiful guitar solo at the end.

There is a seamless transition into the next track "Execution Mob" which starts with some kind of carnival music, bird sounds, and incomprehension human speech. Different harmonized vocals come together, these vocals sound like a mix of band members' voices, this track segues into next track "Witch Hunt".

On "Witch Hunt" Joe Payne and Max Read back are on track with their vocals. In this track, percussions are alive, in addition, this song is kind of in a fast mood at first which changes later.

Next song is called "Heaven's Gate", it's instrumental and it definitely has atmospheric sound at the start. There is not much to tell till 2:50 mark, then synthesizer and his orchestra sounds are introduced. Guitar feels like it is floating during the song. Then orchestral sounds increase in pace and blow up!

"Leviticus" has Max and Payne's vocals. Their vocals are powerful and rise with orchestral. Lyrics are meaningful as always, and make the concept more clear to the critical listeners.

Next track "Villain of Science" is another song that features Payne's vocals and incredible percussions, along with bombastic orchestral, and a beautiful guitar solo. This song is very playful in that it never makes you bore. The song closes with Payne's falsetto and it reprises into the last song of the album "The Whispering".

"The Whispering" has Payne and Max's vocals, Max's back chorals support Payne. We hear falsettos which sound wonderful, Godfrey's doing his little touches on keyboard, and the album ends.

Easily 5/5 from me, the more you listen to it the more you appreciate the album, it has beautiful compositions, vocals, percussions, guitar sections, and synthesizer use.

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