It’s a nice album. The post-rock elements work more favourably for them than their OTT progressive metal moments like Bore. A few moments get too comfortable in Chevelle-esque alt-rock sounds. If Ki was still here he’d be on this album’s nuts like Gary Busey rubbing almonds into his crotch. The album could have been trimmed down by about twenty minutes. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, and I would have liked to have seen that because I like looking at clunky new wheels more than looking at ones that are considered perfected, but as they say, it is what it is. And it is a 5/10.
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