Better then mafia, but still not as good as the older bls albums. I actually quite like the slower songs on the album, blood is thicker then water has a nice groove to it and the last goodbye is good as well. As far as the "heavy" songs go I liked new religion.

The lyrical content is getting old, listen to the lyrics from songs like counterfiet god and the older tunes, much better IMO.

I think book of shadows might be his best work, showed that he isnt all palm mutes and pinch harmonics and it showed that he could really sing.