I bought this album as they were going to tour soon and wanted to hear their new stuff before deciding to go (which I will). The album is great and I waited until I had listened to it at least 5 times before reviewing.
It reminds me of the iconic "Slipknot" album, obviously not in the style of music, but the songs which are actual songs are absolutely fantastic but there is a lot of filler in between the songs. Do not get me wrong the album is brilliant and completely in its own style but the interim songs, I feel, do not add anything to the album so that is where the additional star went.
If you are a fan of the band get this album, if you are just interested in hearing the band get I Empire and if you like that then get LOVE!