Just slightly worse than Mesmerize. Any other artist would be proud to have an album duology this good but when compared to System's previous 3 albums it is a little disappointing to see the direction their music went. Holy Mountains, Lonely Day, and Soldier Side are especially amazing songs. Unfortunately the production on these two albums is also just kinda weird. There's a noticeable fuzziness that happens when these albums get too loud.
It's a good album. I really enjoy a lot of the songs on here but this album just has some mid too. Old School Hollywood is my least favorite SOAD song.
This album is aggressive, chaotic, weird, and even beautiful at some points. There's nothing else that sounds quite like this album and that's what I love about it