The songs here are more streamlined and cohesive, but that's not what I expect from Igorrr, a project that appealed to me thanks to its insane mix of styles, sounds and arrangements, akin to sound collage. Compared to his past albums, this is much more restrained. And I expected a better, more inspired guitar work and riffs, since he's trying to take his project into a more metal direction.
Edit: my opinion of the album has improved a bit. I'm starting to accept it for what it is, without expecting it to sound like his early (and crazier) records - and some songs are really good, like the three-combo Himalaya Massive Ritual, Lost In Introspection and Overweight Poesy, but for me it still sits a bit lower on his discography.
Huh? So that was it? I was expecting some sort of übercreative mind-melting avant garde never made before, but all I got was just a symphonic metal(ish) album with some Middle Eastern influences, techno beats, polka, basic death metal guitars and random screaming. Very disappointing.
----
You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!