I keep listening to Viva Emptiness, but it hasn't really clicked. Some of the songs just seem odd, especially evidence and criminals. I'll keep listening. I do however LOVE Day and then the Shade and Forsaker! Fantastic Songs! I guess just nothing on Viva yet.
I really like Viva Emptiness but for me it's the darker songs that stand out - Ghost of The Sun and Wealth are both very heavy but with some really beautiful (and sad) parts, while A Premonition is just tearing apart with emotion.
And personally I find the popularity of the songs on VE to be very weird. Why is Criminals which is nothing special at all popular, while Will I Arrive which is far more powerful and with far more character is totally overlooked? I don't get it.
Took me all this time to come to this conclusion, but I think NITND > TGCD. But they are very close so it doesn't really matter. Can't wait for their new one whenever they decide to make one.
NITND is definitely a great album but it's not as consistent as TGCD for me. On the latter I still cannot even decide on my favourite song (it's a never-ending battle between Leaders, Soil's Song and Rusted), and basically the whole album is on an excellent level. NITND has amazing songs (Departer! Also, Forsaker and of course Liberation
), but also some that are just "ok" for me (The Promise of Deceit).