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Not quite what I wanted it to be

Evan P. Archer | 09/27/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"A great band concept and basic musical style, but it just falls a little flat. When I heard these guys were doing this, I was really excited. No band has really delved into this yet, and it was overdue. And when I heard Karl Sanders was making a guest appearance, I was sold. There are a few really good songs here, most notably Invictus and The Final War. But the rest of the album is not quite so strong. A few filler cuts, it seems like. I believe they can top this in the future, however, and honestly I wouldn't mind seeing them put Kataklysm to rest and make this their full time project. Ex Deo has much more potential going forward and deserves to be a full time band. I'm sure they'll record as Ex Deo again and I look forward to seeing what they come up with. This is a good start, but I know they're capable of more."