▁of ▁progress ive ▁bands . ▁Music OM H ▁was ▁also ▁positive , ▁in ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁" inst rument al ▁track ▁An ▁Old ▁Friend ▁Of ▁The ▁Christ ies ▁builds ▁on ▁a ▁simple ▁ch or ale - like ▁statement ▁to ▁sh ake ▁the ▁ra fter s , ▁while ▁Tra il ▁Of ▁Fire ▁and ▁Sav ant ▁feature ▁particularly ▁impress ive ▁cod as . ▁Dr um mer ▁Mark ▁Her on ▁gets ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁act , ▁too , ▁with ▁some ▁heavy ▁gun fire ▁in ▁the ▁fills ▁of ▁Comm emor ative ▁T - Sh irt ▁and ▁some ▁most ▁effective ▁stick ▁work ▁evident ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁under pin ning ▁rh yth ms ." ▁ ▁Sc ene ▁Point ▁Bl ank ▁pra ised ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁producer / mix er ▁Chris ▁Sh eld on , ▁saying ▁that ▁"( Sh eld on ) ▁actually ▁matters ▁a ▁lot ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁more ▁effective ▁in ▁brid ging ▁the ▁group ' s ▁mel ody ▁with ▁the ▁experimental ▁wild fire ▁that ▁per me ates ▁their ▁existence . ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁previous ▁hands ▁is ▁particularly ▁appreciated ▁in ▁the ▁vocals ▁department . ▁With ▁Sh eld on ▁back , ▁gone ▁are ▁those ▁all ▁too ▁frequent ▁moments ▁of ▁Mike ▁V enn art ' s ▁cro ons ▁being ▁completely ▁sh red ded ▁into ▁non - ex istence ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁torn ado ▁of ▁gu it ars ▁and ▁drums ▁that ▁domin ate ▁the ▁l ion ' s ▁share ▁of ▁O ce ans ize ' s ▁material ." ▁The ▁review ▁continued ▁on , ▁stating ▁that ▁" Fr ames ▁brand ishes ▁the ▁near