"antigone" was my first hsb record and really blew me away. i still love every tune of it, start to finish. through that album i also got into their pre-2004 stuff and (especially "whatever it may take") loved those too. so one can imagine how pumped i was when "deaf to our prayers" dropped in 2006.
the album wasn't such a banger like "antigone" to me. it felt like it fell a bit flat here and there. some amazing songs but some fillers also. i have to say it aged pretty well and i like it now better than then. therefore i am really happy to have this sick nesi media black splatter platter out of 300 copies. 2006/2018.
by the way, still have my original cd i bought upon release. comes with carborad slip case and additional dvd with a live set from the hell on earth tour 2005.