After a certain lineup change that occurred at the end of 2012, Pathology ceased their touring activity and became a studio project for the foreseeable future. After the return of Matti Way and Tim Tiszczenko, the band more or less experienced a return to form with the seventh record Lords Of Rephaim the following year, which all in all was a pretty solid release. However, it seems that they got a bit too comfortable with the luxuries of being a studio band and got a little ahead of themselves here. Each Pathology record showed the band getting stronger and stronger, and they were on an upward rise that in some ways declined a bit with the aforementioned Lords Of Rephaim, but it still had its strengths so I remained hopeful. However, I was most definitely disappointed and let down when I first heard Throne Of Reign, as I felt its quality and direction was overall a step down.
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