Pros:

Production is enveloping and often massive, bolstering the album's heavier moments while adapting to its softer ones well

Atmosphere is moody and dark, drawing on some emotional subjects and powerful lyrical imagery

Many heavier moments are crushing and brutal, elevated by touches of intriguing melody and instrumentation

Cons:

Accomplishes little that its contemporaries have not already excelled at, somewhat blending into the pack

Quickly becomes monotonous, with many needlessly repetitive tracks dragging on for far too long and a stagnant tone and similar structures blending them all together

Best: Architects of New Beginnings

Worst: Secrets of the Earth

5/10 Weighs itself down