ðɪs ˈælbəm ʃˈoʊd ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn mjˈuːzɪkəl stˈaɪl, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə dɹˈɑːpɪŋ ʌvðə dˈɛθ ɡɹˈaʊlz jˈuːzd ɪn swˈɑːnlaɪk, ænd ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ fɹʌmðə dˈɛθ slˈæʃ dˈuːm stˈaɪl tʊ ɐ pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv mˈɛɾəl stˈaɪl.
This album showed a change in musical style, including the dropping of the death growls used in Swanlike, and a change from the death/doom style to a progressive metal style.