I always give things a second listen. Hell, it took me three or four listens to get into The Astonishing, so you never know.
I hear new things every time I listen to the record. I agree with Mister Gold that this record is best listened to from start to finish. In one of the song breakdown clips, Joseph and Jake both talk about how they put a lot of thought in the track sequencing.
Yeah, it's definitely one of those albums that flows together really, really well.
Richard Christy should play drums for Witherfall!
Now there's an idea! Personally I'm still hoping that Gergo Borlai ends up being the new drummer, but Christy would be a cool addition to the band.
I dunno if it'd happen though- isn't Christy still primarily focusing on working with Howard Stern still? He only does Charred Walls of the Damned every now and then, I think.
Gave it a listen, by far the best album i've heard all year! amazing
Yup! This is a pretty stunning album for me. I'm really eager to see what the band comes up with on their next album, whenever that comes around.
As an aside, so far "Nobody Sleeps Here..." is the best new song I've heard this year. I know it's Joseph and Jake's favorite song on the album and I personally feel like that's the song that best represents what the band seems to want to accomplish musically moving forward. It's like Animals/The Wall-era Pink Floyd collaborated with Late 90's Chuck Schuldiner and Hall of the Mountain King-era Savatage.