damn. listening to this for the first time, and i'm just being hit by a bunch of other names mashed together. stuff like Unexpect for experimentation/insanity, Mors Principium Est for the more mainstream-sounding bits, and Arcturus for achieving a good balance between the two.

this sentence especially: "Innovation is, most of the time, not actually there, whether a band promises it or not, and when it is there, it often sounds forced, like a band is trying too hard to sound different." was both compelling and perfectly accurate. i'm into a lot of progressive and avant-garde stuff, but the problem i have with a lot of it is that bands like Peccatum or Unexpect try to cram too many different ideas into too small a space, and a lot of their songs lose a huge sense of cohesion as a result. from what i've heard so far on this album, this band is able to maintain experimentation without becoming disjointed. fucking excellent. *that*'s rare, oddity on its own is not

and the inclusion of an Alice in Chains cover makes it all the more clear. they sound a LOT like that band, Jane's Addiction, and so on. only with a progressive bent and a metal soul. which i guess makes Faith No More an obvious comparison

album's good. really good. they've already had several so maybe this is a bit of a lost hope, but, if they can manage to really focus their musical direction, whatever they do next might transcend into actual greatness

I want this album.

Album Rating: 3.5

After hearing "The Arrogance of Ignorance" I decided to check into this band's older albums and this is even better. It's got all the cool parts of the new album, but is heavier too (without the few cheesy parts of the new album).

Album Rating: 4.0

i prefer the new one tbh and i like some of their older albums more than this one

Album Rating: 3.5

I'm going to get those older albums one at a time. Are they all still in print?