This album is simply amazing. The production is fabulous and the instruments sound better than ever. I guess you could call this a concept album, since it seems like the songs lyrics run into eachother as a whole. I first got this about a month after it came out. I had already gotten Anthems..., IX Equilibrium, and In The Nightside Eclipse, so I knew I had to get this. I got it, put it in my CD player, and I was absolutely blown away by it. When "The Eruption" first came on, I was amazed. The guitar playing is excellent. The lyrics, the vocals, everything is brilliant. The lyrics really deserve an applause. They are brilliant. Not many other bands write this damn good. I am glad I bought this. It has opened my eyes to a bigger world of black metal, unlike Cradle Of Crap. Thanks guys for giving us this. I wish you all good luck and godspeed, and maybe one day, one day Emperor will flourish once more. Until then, farewell...