Don't ever listen to the critics when it comes to music. Although it's not as good as colors in my opinion, it's still better than almost anything else. If you like Progressive/Technical metal, listen to this!

Technical showmanship is incredible. songs a are bit lengthy but overall sweetness. Must like metal to enjoy.

Memorable riffs, masterful solos, profund lyrics. Psycadelic, brutal, epic, etc. Alternative Press - just call it a day... your journalists need to go to school.

I have to agree with AP on this one. The songs are technical, and well performed, there is no question of that. However, the songs are forgettable. They are expanding their sound greatly, but perhaps too much focus is put on change and not enough on actual songwriting.

This album is not for everybody, but that doesn't mean it isn't brilliant. You will never hear anything like this music outside of BTBAM and any fan of ambitious and technical music will adore it.

The critics are morons! What album did they listen to? This is one of the most unique, well written and skillfully played albums in recent memory. Are these the same critics that enjoy Adam Lambert? Screw those hippies! Buy this record!!!!

Absolutely great album! I agree with Matthew E, what were these critics listening to? Amazing album from beginning to end. Same caliber as Colors and Alaska.

Emo's trying to be metal. We all know that results in failure. Anyway, I gave it one point since the production was actually good this time (unlike their last bad albums).

This record is another piece from Between the Buried and Me that should be remember and replayed numerous times. The album opens up with "Mirrors" which begins softly just like their other album "Colors". It is an easy listen and provides a great introduction to their next track. The track that stood out to me the most was "Fossil Genera: A Feed from Cloud Mountain". The opening is a catch piano tune followed by a heavy guitar riff. When you first hear it your stomach turns inside out with excitement. When I first heard I thought that the piano driven metal was one of the coolest things I have ever heard. Later in the song it calms down and transitions to an acoustic guitar tune with clean vocals. This section of the song is very soothing and leads to a very nice guitar solo. Then the ending arrives and it is a wall of sound that is hard to forget. The entire song is unforgettable and one of the most listened to songs on my iPod. The lowest point on the album for me is the final track, "Swim to the Moon". Throughout the entire song I had the feeling that they were just trying to hard. There was guitar solos and drum solos all around, and there were clean vocal sections that just weren't all that memorable. Another downside is that the track is 17 minutes long. This is usually the only track on the album I ever skip. Other than the last track the album is truly innovative and an unbelievable listen. Between the Buried and Me is a band that is constantly innovating and trying new things. While it may not be their strongest record, there is enough great material here to count it in as another epic peace from a band that really knows what they are doing.… Expand

I would definitely agree on the title of this album after the juggernaut releases of "Alaska" and "Colors". I was mildly disappointed in this album the way a fat guy realizes hes been eating sugar free gravy. Musically, they always show up, but it also sounds like they are trying to hard to please art school girls. You arent Tom Waits. Stick to metal.