I never said Constellations was better than Messengers. Simply that Constellations was the album the band used that album as a stepping stone for where they were shifting their sound to. Personally, I don't prefer one over the other, my issue with Messengers is that it is generic fast metalcore, indistinguishable from several other bands of its time. Even in the quote you posted I said that it was good, but that it was not a stand out album. In my opinion neither was Constellations. Leveler is their best album by a long shot in my opinion and it stands head and shoulders from either of their previous releases. That includes Thrill Seeker and their EP's.