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Aside from its obvious "Eastern" onlooking (successfully), somewhat reminiscent of TOOL, in beefy grandeur and in vocal style (from the get-go). The strings and the standard/traditional Rock instrumentation really interlock well together. It's very cohesive sonically. Bravo! The aforementioned Eastern influences and, as mentioned on their blog, Gypsy style moments give it a sort of (perhaps accidental) psychedelic feeling (not quite Raga Rock). It's very familiar (in a good way).

As good as it is (for the genre--if this isn't telling enough), I have to say, given the post-metal nature/slant of the album, it only does so much for me and I have no intention of listening further. [If I can try to explain it, most Progressive music is dynamic not only vertically, but also horizontally. It gives and it gives and it gives, and ideally it works out most everything possible from what the artist has at their creative disposal. Post-rock/-metal only moves in a vertical direction, mostly in its standardized loud-soft dynamic, and provides little in the way of compositional interest (in my language, that horizontal movement).]

If you are into this sort of thing, it's certainly worth checking out. It's definitely a different (worthwhile) approach to the medium.