Reviews"Cedric’s lyrics still shudder with paranoia of clandestine institutions, draconian pharmaceutical companies and the ever-looming threat of a technological apocalypse...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Everything here is as visceral and immediate as a leg-break, even when the subject matter goes to dark places.", "It’s a record which aims to please, a clear invocation of their whirling dervish heyday....The album packs in many of the thrills fans have come to expect...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Keeley Smith create tangled guitar helixes and charging riffs; frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala is one part street preacher, the other radical paramilitary poet...and the rhythm section of Paul Hinojos and Tony Hajjar are pure firepower."
Additional InformationSeventeen years after releasing a classic, the Texas post-hardcore outfit returns with a solid but safe follow-up.
it's as good as ROC - it really is that good - it sounds a bit better actually. I really liked TMV so I was a bit sad when ATDI got back together but if they can albums like this maybe it's worth it - Cedric Bixler-Zavala still sounds like he's singing made-up words and there are some excellent and amusing song titles like No Wolf Like The Present and Hostage Stamps.