Just got the album this week and it's pretty good.
More guitar solos, YESS!! Less drum creativity, D'OH!
The drums and riffs seemed once again to be simpler. Deffinate Amon style and Andersson never fails to deliver with that beat, but I'm forever hoping for more Without Fear guitar flares and more showing off from the drums.
Hegg's voice just keeps getting better and better though. MAN I envy that guy. Come on cloning technology! I want a vocalist like that too!
Still liked Once Sent better. Having only listened to WOOOS (lool typing that makes me laugh w00000s
) a few times I think it's a half half win/miss album. When it owned (Prediction/Runes/Blackbirds) it fucking owned but when it missed (Valhall/Gods) it was just a bit mediocre and sounding like recycled FON or VsTW.
Still Amon though, so still shits all over most other bands, but deffinately still part of the mellower FON, VsTW slide.
The bonus disc ruled. Enjoyed that more first listening then the album.
SO wish I'd been at Wacken 06. *sigh*