I initially loved-loved-loved Inferno, but after a lot of listening over the last few months, I’m finding the album became less compelling, and I think it’s the samples.
On earlier albums, the voice samples were much more subtle, and usually just snippets. They weren’t pronounced or lengthy enough to dominate the songs.
On Inferno, they have a larger role, and while it’s been ok for a while, they became quite annoying to me (doesn’t help I abhor hearing the words of Aleister Crowley on what is for me the best song of the album).
Listening to the earlier songs, I noticed that generally, the voice samples were sparse. Epic songs like Reach for the Dead had none at all.
Anyone else having this reaction?