OK, here is my review:
1. Overworld - it's third in my top 3 of this album. A SID intro, kicks in nicely, has the power. But it loses it around 0:38. Then when Rob jumps in, it regains it. Then it loses it once again in the chorus part. Then back again with the main riff. Then boring for few seconds. Then back again. Good track, but it's fcking "unstable".
2. Need for Steve - Guitar + SID intro, sounds good. Rob's singing is really great on this one. The track has some great atmosphere.
3. Edge and Pearl - synth(?) intro, pretty atmospheric. I don't like the verses, but the chorus is pretty nice here.
4. Radio Future - listened to it like 10 times and I'm already fed up of the SID/synth intro. But the rest is OK, nothing special though.
5. Skin - love Rob's vocal here, it's the best track on the album. Duh, at least one upbeat here. Until around 2:00, when it gains some powuh, but loses all the delicate touch it had before.
6. Truth of Tomorrow - pretty mediocre track, it reminds me of some DXM tracks, though I found it a bit boring.
7. Dark City - my favourite track. Great intro and main riff. It's epic as hell, contains the right amount of slowness and quickness. It's just nearly perfect. Awesome lyrics, awesome atmosphere.
8. Conveyer - nice. It's got some kinda "Empire" meets "I Know the Reaper" feel.
9. Gimme More (SID) - a good track, but it disrupts the metalness of this album. It just doesn't fit. Whole album is a collection of epic tracks, while this one is a pop metal thingy. Though I love the solo at 2:13.
10. Violator - duuuuuuuuuh, anooother SID intro... how much can I take? Nevertheless, the proper song kicks in with great amount of energy and it maintains it just to the end.
11. SID Icarus - basically it's the same as Flight of the Toyota, but with addition of Rob singing, which doesn't fit in for me, as I'm used to the original song from J'n'G OST. And it has a SID intro.
12. Stand - second in my top 3 of Overworld. Hard to describe my feelings about this track, but I love the main riff and the SID Intro (duuuuh, another one!).
Overall:
This album feels more like DXM than Redeemer. First of all, I must admin that lyrics are great, great and once again - great. It's got some punky feeling, because most of the tracks have a really similar tempo. I don't like the overall mastering, guitars seem to be too dry, bass seems to have too much bass and to little treble, drums have too little bass and too much treble, vocals seem to be a bit dull and hide behind all of above mentioned. I had to use equalizers to make it sound good, which I didn't do on Redeemer. Still, it may be a problem of advance internet rip. I can change my mind when I obtain the retail, original CD. My review can be a bit harsh, but I really like the fact, that Overworld is completely different than Redeemer and I still think you guys are talented, yet evolving. The Poe-Dezo exchange didn't even leave a mark. If I had to give Overworld a rating, it would be 8-/10. Very good, but could be better.