The much-anticipated follow-up to 2014's , which peaked at number five on Billboard's Top Hard Rock Albums chart, is the sophomore studio long-player from the genre-juggling Columbus, Ohio-based rock unit. Recorded with producer ( , ), the -issued expands on the nervy, synthed-out atmosphere and huge melodic hooks of its predecessor, as evidenced by the compelling singles "Monster" and "Back to the Earth." ~ James Christopher Monger