A very impressive release with an insane amount of intense moments and western classical music styled grandness. Seriously. This is, HUGE. You thought Boris sounded huge? Sure, they may have bigger guitars, but the sheer atmosphere and scale of this album surpass almost anything I've heard.
That said, this album also suffers from being stretched. After 'Straight Edge', one of the most epic hi-lights off the album, finishes, it kinda feels like the album ends. There are more such moments that augment the intense and epic hugeness of 'Warrior' and 'Straight Edge' with calm music. While this works, I think there's a little too much of it.
So in conclusion, this album is great. Maybe a little too great, even. But definitely worth a listen. I could see the average 'open-minded' metal fan enjoy this, in particular (apart from fans of this genre, of course).
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