Album Rating: 3.0

Systematic Karens

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Weird one. A lot of amazing stuff, but Prophets of War and Ministry of Lost Souls join I Walk Beside You as DT's worst imo.

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah, sometimes you have to begin with the second listen skipping the first.

Album Rating: 3.5

Ministry Of Lost Souls is outstanding

Album Rating: 3.0

It is, but it is also the kind of song that just goes on and on and on

Album Rating: 3.0

ITPoE Pt. 1 is such a good intro to an album, it's a shame the album had to come after it.

Album Rating: 3.5

Love Petrucci during the last few minutes of Ministry

Album Rating: 3.5

Yea Ministry is amazing from beginning to end, as is In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 1, damn strong opener.

Album Rating: 3.4

"Weird one. A lot of amazing stuff, but Prophets of War and Ministry of Lost Souls join I Walk Beside You as DT's worst imo."



Can't agree about Ministry, but I definitely agree about Prophets of War. That's always been one of my least favorite DT songs, especially with how much of a shitty Muse rip-off it is.



With that said, I just jammed this album in full last night and it's better than I remember. Forsaken and Prophets are the only straight-up weak points on the record, and the rest ranges from solid to (in the closer's case) fantastic. Just bumped it up to a 3.5

Album Rating: 3.0

That whole middle section of the album drags it down. Forsaken is weak, Constant Motion and Dark Eternal Night are dull and boring and Repentance is actually pretty good, it just suffers from the three songs directly before it. Like, a lengthy song like Repentance won't work after 30 min of boredom, you need a banger to get you out of the slump

Album Rating: 3.5

Forsaken is outstanding

Album Rating: 2.0

This and Astonishing are bottom of the barrel DT for me.

Album Rating: 3.4

Eh... to me, Forsaken is generic alt metal with half-assed “prog” 7/8 time signatures forced in. But to each his own

Album Rating: 3.0

The lyrics and vocals in Ministry Of Lost Souls are sickening

Album Rating: 2.5

5.0 classic

Album Rating: 3.5

Not this one

Album Rating: 2.5

'Forsaken' is a song I really enjoy, but much of the other songs are just prog wankery, far too much unnecessary sound.

Album Rating: 3.0

I think the 'prog wankery' actually works for a song like In The Presence of Enemies Pt. 1 since it's the opener, and a very strong one at that, and somewhat for the closer too. For everything else though I strongly agree.

Album Rating: 2.0

Shitematic Chaos

Album Rating: 3.0

Dark Eternal Shit