Simply put, Be'lakor and "Of Breath and Bone" are fantastic alternatives from the norm this habitat tends to offer. Be'lakor writes songs that are ridiculously complex and layered, boasting multitudes of melodies, harmonies, riffs, and transitions which reek of progressive influences crashing smoothly into Be'lakor's atmosphere within each piece. Although an approach like such often leaves a lot of repetition or redundancy, "Of Breath and Bone" doesn't have problems. The band tends to churn out many sections and chapters per song, yet everything comes with a sign of vitality: that what they're doing is necessary, and the album wouldn't feel as whole had certain parts been removed. In essence, a lot happens, and it's a long record, but there's a point to it all; not a lot of groups are ambitious and successful like Be'lakor.

They often spend time producing captivating lead guitar melodies hovering over rhythm sections before exploding into standard melodic death metal riffs and then evaporating into interludes that are soft, chilling, and introspective, perhaps. It's actually a fairly formulaic record at its core, although the whole configuration is, of course, boasting several worker bees per hive, so to speak. "Of Breath and Bone" is enjoyable throughout, but the final songs (especially "By Moon and Star") are equal parts mythic and harsh, making Be'lakor's sense of loss almost tangible—they are overall fantastic. The guttural vocals are sufficient, not quite reaching the level of ingenuity and elegance that most of the album preaches, but they are, as I said, sufficient; they do what they need to and nothing more.