A decent effort by the band, but I can't help feeling slightly disappointed with it. The album picks up right where the 'Chronicles' EPs/compilation left off which is great, but things slowly get mellower and a little poppier as the album progresses, like you're hearing the band make a slight transformation into modern day Architects. Don't get me wrong, their sound has hardly been far from the mainstream, but this is them at their most overt with pop metal tendencies.
There's plenty of good moments throughout this album but, as the other soundoff mentioned, the album ends with an absolute dud that leaves a bit of a sour taste in the mouth.
3.4
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