This is my first NFD album. Being a big fan of the Fields of the Nephilim, this was a no brainer. The music is great and I can understand the comment about this being better than Last Rites. The vocals are awesome and the music has an alluring energy.Sad thing is that this cd is way to compressed and everything is way too loud. This makes it hard to listen to and really destroys the magic in the music. No dynamic range at all.