First, the raspy growls the main 'singer' does does not appeal much to me at all. I don't mind the voice itself, but he always punctuates it with random growls that make me think he's Baraka from Mortal Kombat and it's kind of off-putting. That aside, I love everything else. I love love the instrumentals, it's a lot more than just pounding away at a guitar and shredding to see how fast you can play it. There's a real quality to it that enhances what's being sung or said. Which brings me to the second thing I love: the writing. It plays out a lot like telling a story, and the music does a great job of enhancing the mood. The lyrics are fantastic as well; the writer has a hell of a vocabulary and a penchant for making almost anything sound epic. Honestly, my favourite parts were the ones without vocals, but at least the story/lyricism made them worth dealing with.
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