traptunderice wroteI really have never heard the argument that Fortress wasn't a step up above Kezia but I'm sure somebody out there thinks so.
imo Rody's clean vocals stepped up in a big way but everything else got a tiny bit worse (ie more harsh vocals, more sterile production, songwriting doesn't flow as well, less catchy, no acoustic parts, no girl singing, album as a whole doesn't flow as well). Love both albums a lot though.
Can't wait for the new one, is gonna be awesome.