Finished the new album. Nothing spectacular, and still below what they'd be capable of if Michael actually let Loomis contribute to the writing, but it's probably the best album since Rise of the Tyrant. Having Alissa perform a few clean sections definitely helped, though I would've liked more. I don't know if she's gotten better at them since The Agonist even though she doesn't really employ them with AE, or if it's just the production, but they elevated moments of a few tracks. "Mourning Star" is a pretty interlude. I wish they had more riffs like "Nemesis", "Ravenous", or "Bury Me An Angel", or the epic harmonies like "Bridge of Destiny", those days seem to be gone.