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Its ability to marry a classic Biffy sound with a more widely acceptable one is actually what gives this track its edge, its three distinct sections leaving it greater than the sum of its parts.

A two-minute, lyric free collision of bass, stunted guitar riffs and orchestral strings really marks this song out above the rest. This was a brave inclusion considering the track is only four minutes long but ultimately one that works, its contrast with the slower melodic, and surprisingly catchy chorus, together with the high energy opening section gives it a perfect chop and change tempo.

Criticisms are that it could have probably done with another verse and that it didn’t quite reach the heights of ‘Mountains’, but these are small quibbles in a song that offers diversity on an epic scale, it doesn’t disappoint.

Score: 80%

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