Massive, all-consuming prog metal that goes big on style, size and substance. There is (like a lot of these records) an awful lot going on here, and most of it is happening at the same time. It is a never-ending cycle of tempo changes, genre hops and fluctuating pentameters. It is grand in its scale, and it manages to avoid disappearing in its own perceived cleverness by the single fact that it sounds so delicious. It is all over the shop, but that is its beauty. A complex record that revels in that complexity.

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