IN THE PASSING LIGHT OF DAY

I've listenned a few times to In The Passing Light Of Day and it's a very different album from Pain of Salvation. It feels somewhat Road Salt albums meeting their old stuff. The mixing (with a very dry mix, especially the drums) remembers me a lot Road Salt, but then you have these heavy guitar riffs returning with a darker approach. The albums focus a lot on these riffs without many keyboards or guitar solos (except the excellent long one on Angles of Broken Things), also with some more darker (still catchy) chorus, so you can see that it certainly doesn't sound like their previous stuff, though you'll feel that it is Pain of Salvation. Meaningless is the most accessible track and also the one that remembers more the classic era, very relaxing to listen.

Anyway, the tracks overall are quite solid and I don't think there is any weak song. I wish, however, that On a Tuesday had less breakes (which somewhat remembered me Opeth) and the title track wouldn't take too long to the band play together. Regardless, I've loved the riffing on most tracks and the structure felt cohesive. It's a really dense approach, but It's my favorite release except for Remedy Lane (IMO, their masterpiece).

4,5/5 - If you're into heavy stuff you should definetly listen to it.