this album follow the same process tool's had since aenima...make it arty and well over done. i guess that's why they're called 'prog metal'
anyway..this album is frickin awesome! another 75 minute masterpiece that has to be heard completely in order to fully appreciate.
there are a lot of tribal undertones throughout..similar to lateralus.. the biggest surprise i found was in the 2nd half of the track 'intension' tool uses broken beats..much to like of autechre/squarepusher/telefon tel aviv. this was really cool.
and if you thought vicarious was amazing...wait til you hear rosetta stoned. a long and complicated piece that climaxes beautifully..much like schism only 11 minutes long.
its a good album..i will definitely buy it.