This Swedish death metal project uses a great deal of atmosphere to bring their grim tidings to life. The second song feels like a marginally more deliberate march into darkness than the first song. There is a uniformity in the brand of aggression they are hitting you with. Not far removed from Behemoth in terms of heaviness, with shades of Rotting Christ coming up at times as well. They are trying to write songs and not just be heavy for the sake of being heavy. There is an anthemic feel to what is being done here. Another plus is that for a Swedish band they are not playing melodeth or trying to sound like Entombed or At the Gates.
They are dark enough that when they pick up the pace it sometimes borders on being black metal. However when they speed up the drums sometimes suffer in the mix and become a patter in the background. The lyrics are articulated within the growl well enough, though I am unsure what the narrative message of this album is. They are possibly against religion, but what lies beyond that aside from a desire to not be forced to do as they are told is unsure. They distract you from this with some crunchy riffs. The title track chugs by in a manner that does not demand my attention, it sounds like an extension of everything they have done so far here.
The guitar melody to "Wealth of Obscenity" makes it stand out more than the straightforward approach of the previous song. "Weird Fiction Founded" is an interesting title. There is more nuance and a cool melodic breakdown section that does not kill the momentum of the song or album. In fact, it is more interesting than when they just charge straight ahead at you on the last song.I will give this album an 8.5, it's pretty solid, and cares about the songs despite falling into t some of the uniformity this genre breeds,
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