Complex sentence: The album retained the instrumental jams and cryptic lyrics of past albums, but largely strayed from the band's psychedelic sound, instead offering a dark modern metal sound with industrial elements, and at times the band's greatest emphasis on progressive rock to date.
Split into simpler sentences: The album retained the instrumental jams and cryptic lyrics of prior albums, but largely strayed from the band's psychedelic past. Instead, it offered a dark modern metal sound with industrial elements, and at times the band's greatest emphasis on progressive rock to date.