The record opens with the furious 'Black Tongue', and already a new dimension to their sound is apparent. Something akin to the sound that High on Fire are going for on their latest, Snakes For The Divine. This one is quite poppy, in its vocals more than anything else and with a hip hop producer at the helm, an emphasis on the vocals has to be expected.
At this stage, it's already apparent that the band's vocals are at the best they've ever been, Brent and Troy and especially Brann, are just excellent. They've come a long way since the half growled half spoken Life's Blood, although on third track, Blasteroid, Brent brings out some old fashioned harsh screams. Indeed there are a handful of harkings back to previous sounds, including but not limited to the Sleeping Giant invoking Stargasm, one of the stand-out tracks on here and the first to indulge the sci-fi sounds that reoccur throughout the record.