Doom is abandoned when the album opens for something more like the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. A convincing chug rumbles under the harmonized vocals. Production wise everything is dialed in even more impressively this time around. This album feels more melodic than "The Space Between Worlds". The drumming is really stellar this time around, with the drummer coming around the hit in complex fills. In some regard, it feels as if this might be a slight Tool influence. The progressive influence continues to flourish with "Hake and the Hurricane" There are some angular Rush-like riffs. Vocally the melodies are not their most catchy here.
"First Blood of Melchor" has a more metallic gallop to it. They keep things at this brisk pace for the title track as well. Things fall in place better for this one. The synths sit oddly in the mix, but the high energy nature of the song makes it breeze by unnoticed. "Tempest and the Liars Gateway" took a few listens to sink in. The double tracked vocal chant works well here. There is a slow simmering build, coasts off into a guitar solo. "Sunken City' might be the album's best song, as the melody is catchy and everything else falls into place.
"Juggernaut' is not as catchy as previous song, but it works well for what it is and had some strong riffs. The last song hangs on the refrain, which ends up in more of a drug induced chant. I will givde this album a 9. They care about songwriting. It might not be the heaviest album , but it all comes together jsut right,
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