First listen. I like this but it's going to take more time to digest.
Am I the only one who hears some similarities to Metropolis on Destiny Calls? I hear a little piece near the beginning that is reminiscent of the Metropolis Pt. 1 instrumental, and then there's a riff early on that sounds a lot like that big riff in Home. There's also the line "Raise my head and stare into
the broken eyes of
a stranger another." Seem to be a lot of coincidental near-references to classic prog metal concepts on that song. Not a criticism, as I find that kind of thing cool, especially when it's subtle, just wondering if I'm crazy or if others hear it.
On another note, I don't find the dreaded voiceovers to be that bad. They aren't great, but from all the things people say about them, I was expecting a lot worse than what I heard.