Originally Posted by
Ferral
I'm not a huge fan of this new album and think it doesn't hold up to well against the post 2000 era stuff and the 2 albums with Blaze. It does sound a bit more prog styled which isn't a genre I overly like barring a few bands like Queensryche (Operation Mindcrime is awesome) and a few others. I prefer stuff that is a bit more punchy and faster.
I love the first disc but the 3 songs clocking in at 34 minutes total closing out the album I don't like, it makes the latter half of the album really drawn out.
I think they should have mixed them in between the other songs so you have something a bit shorter and more punchy surrounding each long song but finishing with the song they have there already. At least they are trying to stay relevant as they cannot just keep the hardcore fans happy repeating stuff from the 80's & 90's.
Out of Senjutsu and Helloween's self titled album that came out mid June the Helloween album is the one I keep going back to and closing the album out with with the 12 minute Skyfall is awesome.