Meh, I'm a casual fan of these guys and Simone is a beast but it's just hard to see a point to this generic prog metal style anymore, for me anyway. I mean, there's simply nothing new or exciting here. What's the point? Especially after coming off something so extraordinary, big and unique like the Aquilus, it just seems so superficial and bland.
That's like saying "what's the point of even eating pizza ever again"!!! Sure, we've ostensibly heard a variation of this album dozens of times before. But it's still pretty damned fine. I'm on the fence about buying it, just because (again) there's nothing terribly 'new' about it.
I'm spinning that Aquilus album. Musically, it's starting nice. I have a feeling the vocals will be a disapp.... yup, there they are.