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Looks like smarter people than I figured it out.

I know I said idk about the star map stuff but the lyrics in vocifero do mention "22 parallel lines" as well as a biblical reference to putting blood on the door in the Book of Exodus in Egypt I think? Egypt is at the 22nd parallel. Gotta keep digging I guess lol

I have no clue what's going on with this star map cryptic high concept stuff, but lyrically what I'm really getting is Cedric reflecting on how his life fell apart in Scientology and wanting to repair the damage done to his and Omar's relationship.

If I have any one lingering bone to pick it's just that while I respect Omar sitting back and letting the rest of the band play and not needing the guitar to overpower everything, it just seems like he's not all that inspired to do anything new or evocative on guitar. I appreciate Leo going off on s...

I see the first three tracks as one song but that middle section is a cool switchup for sure. That entire three track run is such a cool opener and feels like it's picking up where Noctourniquet left off while simultaneously reconnecting with the latin-forward sounds. Like "self titled was us d...

I reached a point where I felt I was listening to the album too much and I still want it to feel fresh when the official release happens. Hopefully some official art and lyrics will fuel more conversation. For now my favorite is Poseedora de mi Sombra/Celaje though. Feels the "newest" soun...

Well it does actually bookend perfectly on the album proper without the single, so I think the "encasing it in a sarcophagus" idea still applies. I never tried listening to it the other way I feel like I would have a hard time listening to 3 min of bells after Cassandra lol

Feel like it's about moving on from traumatic events. 'Cue The Sun' may be about making sure you ensure there's joy in your life because the mask you wear to protect you in harsh times can eat away at you. 'Voice In My Knives' seems to also be about how the darkness can take you over and you can't ...

I feel that. There is a lyric on Mictlán/Nefilibata "it's not safe inside my mind."

Also, our boy Omar has done it again. Voice in My Knives is Sea Is Rising lmao

I haven't really started trying to make out lyrics but settling with the instrumentals, I love this thing more every listen. It's almost like a puzzle; between the way the tracks are broken up, the way the leak was split up from one long track, the artwork, and some stray lyrics I've caught, it evok...

People really hearing 12 songs? It's ten; maybe 10.5 if you count the beginning of Cue the Sun (Reprise) as it's own thing before it goes right back into the Morgana chorus.

1-3 = 1
4&5 = 2
6&7 = 3
8 = 4
9&10 = 5
11 = 6
12-14 = 7
15 = 8
16&17 = 9
18 = 10

That's what I hear anyway.

The way the tracks are split is definitely going to be an obstacle for me in remembering the song names lol

**Spoiler warning for closing track.** I definitely enjoyed my second listen with headphones way more; I could appreciate all the little layers and details and panning and stuff. I want to try to enjoy this for what it is, and I think it almost reminds me of where they were going in their pre-Nocto ...

Keep getting kicked off the site for some reason on mobile. Man I genuinely am having a hard time processing this album. I don't feel strongly one way or the other there were some obvious highlights but I had a surreal moment during Voice In My Knives where I felt paranoid that it was like a really ...

About to go smoke and give it a first listen!

Leak is live on getmetal