One of the most highly anticipated records of the year sees the anonymous UK metal icons follow-up their game-changing initial trilogy of records with a step up to a major label and seemingly the expectations of the entire alt/metal world on their elaborately costumed shoulders! Early reports suggest that the band, lead by be-masked front-man Vessel, have taken the pressure in their stride and created a complex, maximalist sound which fuses influences well beyond orthodox metal music into an emotionally powerful, thrillingly diverse set of epics.