"Unshakeable", the first real single from the album that was released last month, is one of the highlights of the album, featuring elements of dubstep mixed with Klaytons signature vocals and heavy riffs. With a massive running time of seventy-five minutes, Blackstar spans numerous genres and Klayton never manages to disappoint with the music always taking new turns over the course of the album. If anyone has listened to Klaytons music over the years, you know that the multi-instrumentalist is always bringing in new aspects to his sound. After many years of waiting and numerous delays, the rest of the album is finally here with the other songs from it that have been released over the years in its final complete form, and its certainly an ambitious record. Spending years holed up in the studio (its been over 9 years since the debut Celldweller record) working on this album and releasing it in chapters was certainly a different approach to get his sophomore album out, but after the first two chapters one began to wonder if it would ever be completed and if so if it would even measure up to the immeasurable amount of hype that Klayton was forming around it. I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought at one point that Klayton's second Celldweller album might not ever see the light of day in its complete form. Review Summary: While spanning many genres and featuring many new additions to the Celldweller sound, Wish Upon A Blackstar is not without its faults.
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