The grinding slam of this band's chaotic death metal attack is dark and oppressive. The riffing is very deliberate and the vocals are a gurgled growl. There is a very uniform sound to the grime, making moments where the rumble of the bass takes over to let things breathe even more important. The often double bass-driven "Cell Warrior" lies on the more death metal side of what they do. I enjoy it when they experiment with electronics to create the atmosphere. No matter what genre you are I think the more experimentation the better, as it helps to provide a greater sense of identity in a very over-saturated market. The key is making this a working part of the song rather than just a noisy interlude.
The pounding death metal of "Parasitic Pathology" gets off to a more rapid-fire blasting that finds its groove. The exchange of this tempo change feels fairly standard. I think they are more capable of thinking out of the box than this, but for straightforward brutality, they are effective at it. They make a case for being able to do more than just be heavy for the sake of being heavy on " Wrath of Judas" The weirdness that opens the song bleeds into the more thick riffing bludgeoning that is their normal stock and trade so far, thus making this the most interesting song yet.,
The rule here is cool riffs alone do not a good song make. These guys have the riffs but work them into songs with a machine-like procession despite the prevailing chaos flowing through the songs. I like the sound byte that leads into the title track. The song itself grinds into what they have shown to be the core of their sound with an emphasis on the speed, as the drums blast at you. Overall I will give this album an 8.5, despite being on the more extreme end of heavy they still care about songs, and are not just hitting you with noise, but with a profound sense of purpose.
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