Wow! That is only thing I can say after listening to this sophomore opus of French trio called Mind Imperium. There are eight songs on this one, first being kind of synth atmospheric eerie intro to the maelstorm that follows afterwards. Mind Imperium play a mixture of melodic doom metal, atmospheric death metal with some post metal and thrash metal influences in guitar riffs and song structures. Vocals are growling and anguished sounding, but you can understand what they are singing about and that is always a plus in my eyes. Lyrics are so superb, personal and speak about depression, hopelessness, anger, resentment, death and being able to survive through the day, also loss. Besides growling, there are clean melodic vocal lines, spoken words and I love how all that fit perfectly in the picture. I am so glad that underground provides the way to have a listen to bands like this one. Superb. My personal favorites: Screaming out your name, Burning Embers.

9/10