A fractured affair, _Hexaeon_ contains hints of quality here and there; "Godhead Charlatan" has an engaging opening riff, and there is some potentially interesting deep throat singing and other experimental vocal techniques. However, the songwriting is sloppy, the sum of the parts not constituting a worthwhile whole. Acoustic breaks and other "calm before the storm" interludes meander pointlessly and only serve to disengage the listener. Many of the harder riffs are quite limp, some even reaching Six Feet Under levels of banality. The rhythm guitar tone is generally flat, sucking a lot of energy out of the songs. Given that _Hexaeon_ can't even hold my attention for its modest 33-minute duration, something is seriously amiss.

I can't really go into much more depth than this, because Aeternus simply isn't connecting with me on this occasion. The band scores points for originality, good vocals and glimpses of musical excellence, but listening to _Hexaeon_ is a tiresome and mostly unrewarding task.