This album is in my bottom 3 DT albums, and while it has very good moments, as a whole, it falls flat, in my opinion. And I think describing each track is easier to me:
•ITPOE (as a whole) is a highlight of the album; overall it is Proggy, catchy, and creates good imagery. 9/10
•Forsaken is catchy and enjoyable, but it's a bit "meh". 7/10
•Constant Motion has some Metallica ingredients that I like, but it is not astonishing (pun intended). 7/10
•Dark Eternal Night is another highlight; is far from the best of DT, but it has such a good chorus, and the instrumental section is perfect. 8/10
•Repentance, oh, Repentance. I love this song a lot, and the Opeth influence that it has is beautiful. Many people say that it drags for too long, but I don't think so. I have to say that Post-Rock is one of my favourite genres ever, so I guess my love for the song has something to do with that (both Repentance and many Post-Rock tracks have this thing of dragging for too long, while setting an specific mood). 10/10
•Prophets Of War is a cool song. I'm not a fan of Muse (they bore me, except for some songs from their last album), and I think that DT did Muse better than Muse in this track. I like the Rap part too, haha. 7,5/10
•Ministry Of Lost Souls is in my top 15 DT songs, really. I fell in love with this song the first time I listened to it. The lyrics, the vocals, the instrumental section, the outro... I love everything in this song. 11/11 (it goes up to eleven)
Systematic Chaos isn't a bad album by any means, and I actually find myself enjoying the album every time I listen to it. But as a whole, it kind of lacks a clear direction, and feels more like a collection of songs than a cohesive record (like, let's say, ADTOE or I&W). As a whole -and not the average rate of the songs-, I think this album is a 7/10 one.