Im hoping that this is last one in their contract (no offense Peaveville). I really would like to see them get proper promotion, etc., especially in the US. So maybe Anders could tell me......? Peter from Opeth had played some for me, so I don't actually have any recording. And yes, is alot darker (if you can imagine) than the last album. The vocals sounded great and it seemed like they aren't as upfront or as loud in the mix as they were in the last album. Lyrically, it is just as depressive as you can imagine. Unfortunately I was completely wasted and coudn't pay as much attention to it as I wanted.