Yes its on the muddy side. But to me, the production is loud, heavy, raw, and in your face.... It gives the heavy sections a really brutal feel (Ambivalent, for example)..... and the ballad sections like on Who Decides were mixed just right.... I think the sound fits for EoR, whereas the production fit perfectly for DHIADW (my fav. nevermore, with EoR being 2nd favorite).... I'm not one of those "the rawer the better" with production, I love great production and a lot of black metal sucks to me simply because of production..... but for some reason i feel the gritty and heavy production really works for EoR....