Don't be mistaken to think this is always being performed at a crawl, because a number of tunes like "Return to Carthage" or the title track thunder along with the same velocity of their death metal peers. It's an unexpected but welcome counter to the acute darkness of the majority of Passenger , although shades of the "Eris" aura are woven throughout. How did we get here? Similarly, all pieces are in place for Pallbearer to become a classic and hugely influential doom metal band. At least that's what it sounds like.
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