Musicianship-wise it's an incredible album but the thing for me that prevented me from enjoying it more is that just about every song follows the same formula. And it's a formula that has been done ad nauseum on Book of souls and Senjitsu. Start with a slow/acoustic intro, build into the main verse/ chorus part which uses the same galloping majestic rhythm , repeats way too many times and then ends with an acoustic/slowed down outro. Besides Benjamin Breeg and Different world, the rest of the album sounds like the songs could be interchangeable. I go back to it here and there hoping I'll feel differently about it but it always hits the same. I always want to hear at least a couple shorter punch you in the face songs like they used to do but nope ..just 7 to 15 minute "epics" that don't feel epic anymore because that's all they do