I've heard the album two times. The first time I was slightly disappointed, 2nd time through i had much more fun.
What do you think about the voice of Ray ?
The last time I've heard Ray was on FWX and I was initially shocked to hear he lost a lot of his voice. I still like hearing him sing, but the last 9 years did no good to his voice. On the other hand his voice fits the raw sound of DIADL.
In my world Arch/Matheos was a Fates Warning album, too, and had a glossier sound.
While all of my metal buddies said something like: "Great music, unbearable voice.", about A/M, I still prefer John Arch to Ray Alder.
I love Lighthouse. Such a dark fatmosphere. I hope at one point Jim Matheos releases an solo album, that doesn't rock more than Lighthouse. Something like a sonic ghost story.
So I might not like DIADL as much as A/M, I think I like it more than FWX and the last two OSI albums.
In the end, I feel like being in Prog heaven, with two of my favorite bands, releasing two very strong albums within a couple of weeks.
Excuse me for comparing, but I have been with them from the beginning, and I have to say, this round goes to Dream Theater.