seriously, i hope it doesn't. I like the cold environment it illustrates, but the way they mixed the album causes me to lower the treble and hi mids down on almost anything I listen to it on, whether it be my studio monitors, ipod, or car stereo. Its the same thing with Colossus...I have to do the reverse whenever I listen to that song to enjoy it fully, or else the fucked up bass will damage my speakers. Really thats my only gripe with the album. If issues like that were looked at more carefully, I would have had more appreciation for the album.
I guess maybe I should select my choices this way:
Fission 1st because of the aggresive, melodic music, and deep lyrical content that I enjoy most
Waterclime 2nd, because of the colorful experimentation and drum programming
Cronian 3rd, because of the "soundtrack" style direction.
Sorry I did not included Otyg in the poll, but that band isn't active.
i'm a huge fan, but at the same time extremely critical of production work.