This is one of those albums that is kind of hard to judge. It's certainly well done for the subgenre (orchestral melodic blackened death metal, since I love playing the metal subgenre game), but it brings absolutely nothing new to the table. It's the perfect blend of Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child, and a more modern metal approach, but it is not as accomplished as any of those individual elements. The lyrics are definitely grim enough, but each song ends up kind of sounding the same, there is just very little variety to the approach. The upside is that I got this album for super cheap in some bundle... I'm such a music junky, that's how I roll son!

2.5/5 - Just OK. While I enjoyed it to a certain extent, and the production is generally pretty good, I just don't see any reason to really come back to this album. Solid but forgettable.