From the lyrics -- that read like a textbook for cliché-ridden romanticized sorrow and pain made of plastic -- through the dual vocal approach (a growler and a clean singer, what else?!) and the vocals themselves, to the musical material, the structuring of the songs and the sound ethics (and we could go on and on and on counting the many faults found in this album) -- _Earthless_ displays an impressive lack of inspiration, and in fact, this may be the most uninspired album of the year.

Not that there's anything particularly -bad- in the music of Doom:VS, but the album's steady-state, uneventful, faceless music, makes it a redundant product to say the least. Fans of melodic doom/death with a romantic and slightly depressive edge are advised to seek elsewhere for a more convincing display of tunes than what's on _Earthless_. Did we mention the cover art is awesome?