As a genre record it starts off well, cloaked in a shimmering production that unsurprisingly comes from the same man behind many of HIM's releases, and laden with enough hooks to make for a passable, even enjoyable listen. That is until you realise that the band have elected to stick to a similar blueprint for nigh on every song on this record as if their lives depended on it. Subsequently the relaxed verse over crashing chorus formula that typifies "Again It's Over" and "No Dear Hearts" is wrung dry of virtually any lasting appeal come song five, and with another eight set to follow in their wake, it stands to reason that _Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts_ hardly has the makings of a landmark release.