Amazing how old this review is and I've just come across it It's really a diverse album, with several parts that, taken alone, would remind one of a different genre of melodic metal. But yes, for the most part it's a gothic metal album, with a big studio sound, an improvement over their previous album, "The Fadling Tale."

"Stained Glass" is probably my favorite song at this point too, but there isn't a track here that is mediocre. Paulina's voice is fragile yet has lots of depth, and the piano and synth parts are consistently satisfying. It seems this is Barbara's last album, which explains the difference on later work. The band goes for a more commercially oriented, though still very enjoyable sound on "Anew" and particularly "Breaking Ground," but I'd say this album is more for metal-oriented gothic music. Glad to see someone else enjoyed this disc

Lovely album. "Whale's Lungs' is just beautiful enough to make a testosterone driven mule cry.