While nothing is that bad about this album, it isn't as good as Alive or Just Breathing. Much of the blame for this lies on their new frontman Howard Jones. He can get the job done on the hardcore vocals but, more often than not, sucks on the clean ones. The fact that Howard isn't as good as Jesse Leach becomes very obvious on the best song on the album, Take This Oath, in which Jesse is the guest vocalist. The music, while heavier than AOJB, is much more simplistic. There is rarely a moment when it deviates from the regular KSE formula and does something truly unpredictable. Overall, this a good effort considering what they had to work with, though they'll probably never surpass AOJB unless they somehow reunite with Jesse.