Great review.
To be honest, I didn't like this anywhere as much as Distant Tides the first few times around but I got used to it and now I seem to find Humanity Dethroned to be quite a suitable and excellent follow-up. Although I personally do find it to be a departure from the previous album, I really like the new direction. The harsh vocals are a great asset. It's pretty rare that a band puts
more harsh vocals rather than less (like the trend seems to be lately).
Those that dismissed this band as "just another power metal band" should definitely give them a second chance. This is album slays and is much more aggressive, even thrashy at some points.
