Independent review

This album should be perceived as a continuation of the brilliant Mezmerize, however, it sounds like a collection of songs that did not make it into the masterpiece. Only Soldier side would have looked good on the predecessor, and Kill Rock 'n Roll, Vicinity of Obscenity and Lonely Day are close to this. By style – this is all the same SOAD with the usual progressive rhythm changes, splashes of Armenian melodies and strained two-part singing of Tankian and Malakian. Only unlike the previous albums there is no freshness anymore neither in compositions, nor in performance. When getting acquainted with the band's work, this album can quite be omitted. And it is not at all surprising that the end came precisely after it.

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