As the eight tracks on _VDtD_ develop, Saturnus show that at this stage in their career they are neither looking for easy hits nor willing to sacrifice expansive songwriting when they feel it is appropriate. Nothing on the album seems rushed; the songs have a way of being long without coming across as boring (assuming you like the style), even if they can at times become a bit meandering. This is the sound of a band that is comfortable with who they are, who dispense with any radical attempts to innovate for the sake of being different. Saturnus continue to create the kind of emotional melodies and vocal passages that made them a strong name in the doom metal milieu in the first place; the material sounds fresh, inspired and mature, even if rather safe. Overall this is an improvement on _Martyre_ on some levels, and a very solid album.