The Turn of the Tides is a stripped down affair, a solitary walk down to the shores at dawn with the physical weight of the world released from oneself for just a few moments. The transition stage between what was and what will be.
Whereas an album like Songs of Moors & Misty Fields has an immense heaviness to it, the weight of the riffs and the density of the fog is permeable. You are in it at the moment, and the moment might be a type of beauty, but it is more painful than anything else.
Another new track has been released. I'm enjoying this one more than the last. I have to say, I'm not really a big fan of Helm's vocals on this newer material, as much as it suited Weiland, for example. I'd rather it was just Schwadorf doing the vocals like on the first two albums.