2010, Engel is a band perhaps best known for its associated acts, such as In Flames, Gardenian, Lord Belial and Evergrey, amongst others. THRENODY is a strong album the entire way through. There's variety, solid song structuring, beautiful mixing, and some extremely catchy vocal work to boot. One thing that ABSOLUTE DESIGN lacked was guitar soloing, and while it isn't a prominent aspect of this album either, there's a lot more nifty guitar work here than you would expect. One of the things that has always stood out about this band is Magnus Klavborn's unique voice, which gives each song that special extra ´oomph` they need to get you humming. He's back and better than ever, and a good portion of the album's range of diversity is thanks to his clever ideas.