It's hard for me to say Fortress is not my number one, because it basically changed the entire trajectory of my music tastes when it came out, but Palimpsest, with the lyrical themes, just resonates with me a lot more these days. They're probably both in my top 20 albums of all time though.
On a discography binge and I was wondering what they were up to. They recently played a new song, which is in line with the more melodic cuts from Palimpsest. From their social media, it looks like they’re far in the recording process. An early 2026 release would be neat.
I listened to this all the way through the other day and came to the conclusion it's probably in my top 5 favorite albums of all time.
Sorry to bump but I’m listening to this now and I’m still blown away 5.5 years later. Rody sounds absolutely incredible and he’s really come into his own as a lyricist. I think Fortress will always be my favorite but this has a pretty strong case for #2.