An excellent album. It follows the same line as the previous album, maintaining an atmospheric, cosmic and epic sound, with touches of aggression. Here, the band explores melodies and clean vocals more, but maintains moments of weight. A quality prog death. However, I think the production is not a strong point, it could have been better, the album does not lose quality, especially the performances of the members, which are incredible.

Great DT album.

What a sensational track. 10/10/2024, marking the return of Mike Portnoy to the band, a historic moment. The return of the legendary drummer is evident in the new single, bringing together several iconic moments from the band's trajectory in a single song, the result is a track that sounds like classic DT, but at the same time modern.

Great classic melodic death metal album.

Excellent album. Heavy, straight to the point and with precise doses of melody, another candidate for best metal album of the year.

What a magnificent album... certainly one of the best of 2024. Epic, progressive, melancholic, emotional and with touches of heaviness and aggression. The album demonstrates originality and a lot of identity, which is very difficult in today's times, when it comes to progressive metal, but the band did it masterfully.

Overall, it's a good album. After the controversial previous album, the band tried to return to their roots with a more direct and simple sound.

A great album, but overall, I believe the band was not that inspired, except for the final track "illumination theory", which is a masterpiece.

Even with Portnoy's departure, the band managed to maintain a high level. This album is excellent.

Incredible album, a forgotten masterpiece in the band's discography. A nightmare to remember is one of the best opening tracks in the discography, the same goes for The Count of Tuscany as its closing track.