Was lucky enough to come across this when it first released and the guy posted in the /R*s. I absolutely adore the album. I have a couple issues with it…the lyrics can be a bit repetitive and there’s a weak track somewhere in there that kills some of the momentum.
But it’s fantastic. The music is varied, the songwriting tight, the musicians are great (I seem to recall one of the members of The Mars Volta played on it) and that vocalist, daaaaaaaaamn. I believe he called it post-hardcore but sure, progrock fits. I’d never heard of “hardcore” except in an album title, but now I own several releases, due to this album.