Over wide areas lengthy and uninteresting

During the opener can be discerned many interesting approaches (7), is for me already "This Cut Is The Deepest" a stopgap: An acoustic ballad, as it could be boring hardly (2).
When I "Lead The Way Hate" first heard, I thought at first, Magnus Norman had finally revived "Ancient Wisdom", even the "singing" is quite similar! A strong song, but it actually comes from another band (8).

Failure number two is "Cathedral Walls" represents the Anette Olzon support with their vote. Similarly boring like "This cut ..." to haunts the song to Min. 3:40, and then go into a right hand helical harder, backed by Grunts Part before Anette can sing again, and can therefore end the second unnecessary Song (3). I did not believe, because "Hearts Wide Shut" is down to a few bursts "back" rather ballad-kept and well boring (3). The same applies to "Silent Towers" (4) and "Night Will Forgive Us" (3). "Labyrinth Of London" is cast. Heavier, but again with that annoying whiny vocals (5). Also "Of Death And Corruption is neither fish nor fowl (5). The only song that can still convince is," April 14th ", which may have similar strengths, as" Hate, Lead The Way "(7).

Unlike the outstanding "A Rose For The Apocalypse" by Draconian is "Emerald ...." a disaster. Some may see it as "development", I say, the album is packed with boring melody and vocal lines, of the power and good melancholy predecessor is virtually nothing left, even after the umpteenth pass is the not better 2 star!