I'll try to stay critical as long as possible. It feels less cohesive than some of their other works. I don't really get Acts of Magic, The Process, or I Saw Through Platonia (yet). Father And Son needs to be twice as long. I wish there was maybe one more track that evokes the same "Poppy Seed" feeling that Deep Time evolves into.

Otherwise I love it. It's beautiful, nostalgic, haunting, modern, dense. Whereas TH was a bit bleak for me, Inferno is chock full of the optimistic melancholy and playfulness I enjoyed from their older releases while still feeling experimental and fresh.

Looking forward to my feelings on this release evolving with me through the years (as it tends to with all of BoC's music). But for initial standouts, Blood In The Labyrinth and All Reason Departs seem to be sticking with me the most for now.

Hope all the other fans are enjoying it as well. And as sated as I am, here's hoping we won't have to wait quite as long for a follow-up this time. :D

[–] MrSelfDestruct@piefed.zip 1 points 1 week ago

I'm on my 3rd listen and I feel it keeps getting more interesting. It's weird because they have a lot of "vocals". More than usual. Weird satanic spiritual stuff.