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  • Summary: The latest full-length release for the Norwegian progressive rock band was co-produced by Andrew Scheps and Deathprod.
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  1. Apr 1, 2019
    80
    This can be a polarizing LP, especially for fans who are turned on by their poppier side (myself included) or ‘90s works. In spite of that, I believe this musical vertigo is actually a minutely crafted conceptual piece that represents a peak in their career.
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Apr 1, 2019
    80
    There's a sort of crazy idealism to their music which brings them tantalizingly close to such sources, while becoming increasingly indomitably themselves. [Apr 2019, p.84]
  3. Apr 1, 2019
    80
    Easily as satisfying as The Tower, The Crucible builds on its predecessor's achievement with brilliant composition, inspired performance, and consummate musicianship. It is an excellent example of how to mine rock's past in order to discover its future.
  4. Mojo
    Apr 1, 2019
    80
    They push forward by recasting the music around them and assimilate it into who they already are. [Apr 2019, p.88]
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