Well, I have to admit, I have never been so fond of SIRENIA until I heard the first song off this new album and it was more than revealing. It's so different than anything I've ever heard from them and I knew it promised some surprises, just as Morten Veland stated in the interview I had with him.

The album starts with a quite long but serene intro with keyboards and soft vocals then onto the best track of the whole album and my personal favorite among all SIRENIA songs: the previously mentioned "Seven Widows Weep". The whole album is somehow centered on this track. It's simply very epic, with such thrilling choirs, amazing growls, enchanting melodies and powerful riffs. The following track "My Destiny Come To Pass" continues in the same vein. The choirs, orchestrations and guitars are top-notch! Still, I'm not so fond of Ailyn's type of vocals but at least she fits in very well. In "Ditt Endelikt" we hear Morten's awesome clean vocals and some spoken lines in Spanish by Aylin. It's a more guitar-driven song but with a great keyboard melody. "Cold Caress" and "Darkling" are two more epic tracks, ornamented by great choirs again, and they feature the most pleasing vocal performance of Ailyn. "Decadence" is quite different, with an electronic vibe to it while "Stille Kom Døden" is a mellower and almost-Doom track. It's also one of my favorites for the moments. I like the somewhat-ethnic touch in "Profound Scars" and "A Blizzard Is Storming" is a nice wrap-up.

Well, all I have to say is this is certainly the best SIRENIA album to date for me.