I think the orchestra concept is interesting and works well in songs with quieter parts, but once the band gets into their heavier chugga-chugga stuff, the orchestra might as well not even be playing. Songs like "Master of Puppets" and "Battery" do not need orchestral parts, and you can barely hear them anyway. I think the softer stuff works pretty well -- "The Call of Ktulu" and "Hero of the Day" stood out as working well. I probably could've gone higher if the album was shorter, tighter, and arranged so it played to the strengths of the orchestra more. Light 3 stars.