It's not as abrasive and corrosive as Liberate te ex Inferis , with more atmospheric textures via acoustic guitars, whispering vocals, digitized accents on percussion, and ambient electronica sections punctuating some songs. Minor key melodies also occasionally remind one of the Deftones. There was no lyric sheet with this promo, so unfortunately the tortured vocals kept most of the lyrics obscured.
Complaints are few.
The short length of the songs and the album gives it an unfinished, unsatisfying feel. That's one experiment hopefully never to be repeated. Some will say Zao have and could have done better, while others will raise this as their best yet. Either way, this latest self-titled effort is a bloody champion on a battlefield littered with the corpses of mediocre bands.