Musically, this album is repetitive and awfully tiresome. Most of the guitar riffs sound as if they are a variation of one original riff and they get boring in their repetition. The riffs are not only unoriginal in relationship to this record, they sound just like any other black metal riff (That comment concerns to almost the entire latter genre). Nevertheless, it is ought to be said in the favor of the guitarist (Infestuus) that the album has a remarkably dark atmosphere and "feel" plus some riffs are actually pretty damn awesome. The bass lines on this CD are pretty much ineffective since they are not heard over or under the guitar but one way or another combine with the guitar parts to create a fuller sound---something that is easily achievable with one guitar and some amp tinkering. The drumming, however, is truly exceptional. The drummer (M:A Fog) knows exactly when to play "background rhythm" and when to go "all-out", an ability which in turn, causes the drums to blend perfectly with all the other instruments and creates an amazing atmosphere. The vocals are a bit cliché yet sound somewhat interesting. I'd think Abbath of Immortal fame combined with Maniac from Mayhem.

The lyrics on this release can be remarkably incredible, an example being the song "Sinister Resonance." It goes---'Spirits in wings/ a thousand seraphs bursted/Dark flames still hovering/on their baneful flight/Death in all/but the putrid breath that fell/Refracted/ through thy bounds, afar.' On the other hand, they could be amazingly ridiculous like in the song "From Darkness There Springs Light." These run as 'Light is sour blood spilled from pregnant skies/Frothing & turning/ ignoring dead wings as they drift by. It reveals blood & rust from twisted faces.' Nonetheless the lyrics don't add or remove from the atmosphere of the record so I wouldn't worry about that aspect of the composition.