The concept is good, and there are some good moments here and there, but overall I don't enjoy this as much as I do their debut. I think the album lacks focus and despite being really good musicians, they play too safely here. "The Signs of Faith" has more memorable moments and melodies.

Written by Cassian on 03.05.2020 at 16:17

The concept is good, and there are some good moments here and there, but overall I don't enjoy this as much as I do their debut. I think the album lacks focus and despite being really good musicians, they play too safely here. "The Signs of Faith" has more memorable moments and melodies.

Agreed. I like it but it's not as coherent as the previous one. Still a good one though.

Good album, I really like the concept and its heavier tone. The inclusion of the Ukrainian sung tracks feel super unique and I find them really interesting. The songs feel a bit more focused with less diversity than the debut - less symphonic and progressive moments overall. The album is also crazy short. Clocking in at 36 minutes (not including the bonus, which is just track 2 in english). That's 10 minutes shorter than the debut! It also feels a bit cheap to throw 'Queen Die's' on here when it was released back in 2018... Anyway, its worth a listen for anyone who enjoyed the debut but it's overall a bit of a let down.

Highlights: Black Flame, Jinnslammer, Disenchantment

I mean it's Epica worship lol

but my only real gripe is that it's practically brickwalled. Whoever did the engineering needs to have turned everything down a notch. Their new album from this year is a significant improvement in this regard.