I'm feeling conflicted... Compared to the first record, this album IS more balanced w/ more audible lyrics (my two grievances w/ their first attempt) at the cost of trimming down their longest tracks (a plus from their first effort). Right off the bat (assuming these were to immediately compliment off their first LP's last song) two heavy hitters sound off to then have a third song that quell down the listener, and that general pattern follows through the rest of the album. Both parts together sound very impressive, but I think Part II comes out as the more polished of the two.
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