Album Rating: 4.0

The opener is soo good

Hope Dies Young has some serious Sisters of Mercy worship in it, an easy album highlight for me

Album Rating: 4.0

Pretty sure that song is a tribute to SoM.



The "pure as driven snow" lyric is definitely inspired by Driven Like The Snow

Album Rating: 5.0

I'm hearing a bit of the Gothic guitar tone in that intro riff.

Album Rating: 3.5

This sounds like Agalloch

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah! Love how they tip their hat to Sisters of Mercy on Hope Dies Young and very Michael Schenker-ish solos on Defiler

Really not vibin' with these cleans m'fraid

Album Rating: 3.5

that was expected

I really like The Devil Embraced

Album Rating: 4.8

Devil embraced is one of my favourites too. There’s a lead in the verse that, for some reason, reminds me of something John 5 would have played on mechanical animals lol

Album Rating: 3.5

This is definitely top 4 or 5 PL - I like the Sisters of Mercy-isms and the guitar tone is great...the approach is a bit same'y maybe?



'Draconian' you had 'Last Time', 'Forever Failure', 'Once Solemn' and 'Shadowkings' all in a row and all sounded totally different to any of the others.



Don't get that feeling here.



Good sound? Yes. Hammered to death sound? I say 'a bit'.

Album Rating: 4.0

One of my gripes is this old fucker still doing emo lyrics like he was 16

Album Rating: 4.0

shut up and feel the goth

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, lyrics and some of the vocals are the clear the weak point of this. But the rest is pretty much stellar.

Album Rating: 3.6 | Sound Off

i dig this one, agreed with Doof tho: it's a bit samey

Album Rating: 3.0

Darker Thoughts, Ghosts, Serenity and Hope Dies Young are great tracks. The other 7 tracks kind of felt like a chore to listen to. Maybe I need a few more listens.

Album Rating: 4.0

Greg fucking shines here, what a player.

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah wow darker thoughts is a refreshing kind of opener

Album Rating: 4.0

Darker Thoughts might be a top 10 PL track

Album Rating: 5.0

@InFlames I concur