i was super anticipated for the album, and it didnt grab me as i thought. i absolutely loved deep blue, one of my favorite metalcore releases ever. now with that being said, its always hard to follow up on your best record. now atlas has its moments, it starts off well with sparks. but there are times where i felt like they could have been a little bit heavier but they decided not to. the band in my mind did what august burns red and especially bring me the horizon did with their latest albums, break the mold. the use of acoustic guitars was totally different and did not expect it. overall i left it was an 8/10