here it is so. the long-awaited follow up to their 2002 masterpiece source, tags & codes. and to anticipate it right, the high expectations are fully met, even if sound garment in the band a lot has changed. you have the sound bites belongs to their home page, it soon became clear that they have the noise factor considerably reduced, which then caused fears for some. now that can provide access to the songs in the entire spectrum, were all just blown away by these doubts. where they have omitted on one side slightly, they open on the other side other influences, although they were seen as early as the previous works in the approach, however, never been in were anchored sound. about classical instruments and "traditional" rock elements give the album almost an epic dimension that can remember sometimes even to a rock opera. But do not worry, bombastic, melodramatic or placed affects the whole never. for the multi-faceted songs are too self-contained, just like the entire album. the really outstanding about this album is that it is, despite all the changes in each ton after ... Trail of Dead sounds. This is it also what makes this band so great to take the refusal on the site and still maintain their identity. what always comes out wonderful, uncompromising independent songs that combine to form a wonderful whole.