Zeal & Ardor (album)

"[11] "Death to the Holy" has elements of blues & a piano, features a "metalcore type breakdown" and "evil synthziers", with Gagneux describing it as "the most Zeal & Ardor song on the record.

"[2] "Emersion" features elements of post-rock and a contrasting "relax(ing) hip hop beat" alongside black metal.

[2] "Feed the Machine" was inspired by Ministry, and originally featured programmed drums that drummer Marco Von Allmen stated were too fast to be able to perform before they were slowed down.

[2] "Götterdämmerung", named after a movement in a Richard Wagner opera,[2] is sung mostly in German and described by Gagneux as "our most bare bones song yet.

stated "Industrial rhythms, gently plucked guitars and synthy soundscapes may haunt these realms, but the blood and fire reverberating through history's dark corridors remains.

Indeed, there are moments on this self-titled third album which find Zeal & Ardor at their heaviest-hitting yet, even as their musical singularity boasts definite crossover appeal.

"[1] Writing for The Line of Best Fit, John Amen gave the album a 7/10 rating and concluded, "Zeal & Ardor continue to assert their versatility, though the expression of unadulterated rage – toward earthly life, perhaps toward existence itself – has become their primary mission.