Production's weird on this one, hope they remaster it. Libera pt 1 and Intra Venus are the best tracks. The start of Eyrie is ridiculously beautiful, and then the song gets worse when the blast beats come in.
Album is mostly trash, especially the Chop Suey cover. x2 and the Bring Me The Horizon and Babymetal collabs kind of carry this.
I love Kardashev, but wasn't a big fan of this one. I think that's because I wasn't really digging the clean singing sections, which I normally like in their songs. I will say I loved the section 30s into Seed of the Night, and I would like for them to incorporate the cleans into the heavier instrumental sections. Probably Mark's best vocal performance out of any album, but the composition/musical moments were not the best.
A truly immersive album experience. It takes you through a downturn of society and mania. Each musical turn leaves the listener interested waiting for what's to come.
I like the album, don't super love it tho. There are some very awesome songs on here that I bump from time to time.
Fav song: Odessa
Album is really fucking good. The creativity in their songs is unmatched by any previous album they've made. What a fun listen. Every track in this thing is great, and it feels like there were no corners cut to get to big musical moments; the whole thing is a musical moment. The only minor critique I have is that basically all the songs have a similar structure. I kinda wish that there wasn't a big track that didn't end in climactic blast beats at the end, just for a change. But ... read more