Not a big fan of the production. The drums are as powerful and forceful as ever, the guitars are fine-ish, but especially the vocals are weak and too soft. Also the overall sound is way mushier than what we're used to hear from Neaera. Additionally, the record is not very creative. It rather sounds like a B-side of their last two records. Basically just some tracks that were leftover from Ours Is The Storm or the selftitled. The cherry on top is the musical direction they went for. All songs are quite long and each and every single one features a Melodic Death approach akin to recent Heaven Shall Burn outputs, that simply lack a bit of punch. It's a big block of old cheese and every slice tastes the same - rotten. Snows of yesteryear. Sad that they didn't choose to include more breakdowns and spice. Tldr - not as weak as Omnicide, but it's getting awfully close. If there will be another, probably final record, I hope they'll opt for another producer and go back to track structures like The World Devourers, Walls Instead of Bridges, or Let The Tempest Come. PS - thankfully the lyrics are as stellar as ever. A small beacon of hope here...
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