This French band plays an interesting take on sludge, which I am surprised has not yet made them more of a household name for metalheads. There is a progressive slant to what they do."Test26" is not as memorable, and one of the band's problems is the vocals use the same maniacal rasp in the first three songs so I am halfway into "Trapped For Life" and they are occupying the needed space but not as impressive. The sonic space the guitar occupies here works well and carries the song. I still think they are skilled at what they are doing and deserve more recognition, but there is a difference between having that status and being the best at what you do.
"Body Probe' has more groove too. They begin to remind me of Today is the Day in this song. The vocals I have accepted they are what they are and this is what this band does. "Canopy" is sonically very intense in the mood it creates, and the vocals work better over it so I can appreciate what they are putting together here. Not the hookiest song on the album, but it hits you with its fury. "Broken Code" has more groove to it and might be one of the album's best songs because of this. "Carbonic Beast" starts an ominous throb that feels like its theme carries over all the way into "Hollywood Story" though at this point the album fades into a backing soundtrack.
"Autism Factor" pulses with intensity but does not grab you, and as mentioned "Hollywood Story that follows it feels like it is checking back into a similar sonic theme we have already heard. Not deal breakers, but noticeable. It feels more like they are invested in the sound that the song here. The last song kind of fall into the same sonic buzz they already started. I will give this album an 8.5, they are great at what they do and deserve more recognition, at least regarding their genre.
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