I really enjoyed this brilliant return to form, a rather natural prospect when you have such technically stellar musicians at the helm. Fabio Zuffanti and company have brought the wax mask back to the gilded forefront of modern RPI. Fans of the glorious mellotron will reel from the joy exhibited on this album, as it is used and abused all over the arrangements. The overall atmosphere is weighty, bruising and demanding, very little down-time and no pedant saccharine filler at all. Maniacs of heavy prog will just plain LOVE this!