Starset has released two studio albums previously, Transmissions (2014), and Vessels (2017), which both followed a more cinematic approach to rock/metal, and Divisions carries that along very well.
Divisions is best known for the tracks Manifest (stylized as MANIFEST by Starset), and Trials (stylized as TRIALS by Starset), since those were released ahead of the album's release as singles. Both tracks are well composed, and are on-par with Starset's previous singles. The album as a whole, however, has a lighter sound than their previous albums, but retains the overall concept. The album's low points are generally the intros to the songs, especially the intro to Other Worlds Than These (stylized as OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE by Starset), which is, in my opinion, meaningless (almost) screeching.
If this is the direction Starset is going with their music, I doubt they'll have much longer in the spotlight. I doubt it'll age too well, in spite of sounding definitively "futuristic."
Overall score: 6/10
Genera score (rock/metal): 4/10
Listen to Divisions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi8Dls8cfYJlUa6r3wA4_FneD4UtnHhU6 (skip to video 2 for Manifest, and to video 10 for Trials).
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