Hard to believe that once upon a time this was one of the most original and unique bands around. The debut is still played to death by me, but everything since then is just fetid.

What a tragic fall from grace.

I think it's good.

Manuel is one of my favourite songwriters. His other project Birdmask is my most listened-to artist. But I gotta agree with the complaints about Zeal & Ardor. I love everything from the self-titled demo to the second album. But their last album (and SOME of the songs between 2 & 3) just feel very generic. Like so many of the riffs are just a single note repeated in a different rhythm. Firewake kinda just sounds like Gotterdammerung from the last album. Every song on the last album just feels like a different version of two-three of the other songs.

Also kinda surprised Cinq was released for Zeal & Ardor and not Birdmask but eh.

I can undertand people not liking what Zeal & Ardor has produced since Devil Is Fine. I'm quite a huge fan though and really enjoyed the latest album too.

That being said I do think these two tracks a very meh. :\

This is the first decent track I've heard from them since Devil is Fine.