Max Cavelera's step-son Richie grew up around this, so it makes sense his band sounds like a harder-core take on what Sepultura did. This finds them in a darker, more Sick Of It All style of the genre, which is very well written. A more Power Trip-like is thrashing to "Feel This". "Just a Rat' feels like something Pantera would do on the verses. The choruses get heavier and work for what they are doing. The more Pantera-like feeling is also present in the vocal delivery for " Chucked Off". This begins to find them leaning in the direction of not feeling as fresh in the overall originality, but it's done in a manner that still works off the sheer energy they are delivering.
Whoever he has writing with him is a riff monster, as it's true to 90s cross-over thrash, but also is produced in a manner that makes it relevant today. "Dolores " stands out from the other songs as working with a darker, uglier, throbbing pulse. They need to move more in this direction and less of the '90s Pantera styled hardcore than colors "No Mercy No Forgiveness" because it was my least favorite side of Pantera when they did it, so I am not into bands drawing from that influence. They prove they can groove and be heavy enough with a bit of a Slipknot vibe for "Used and Abused." Lyrically, it is not the strongest song, but the overall feel works.
The drumming feels a little more like Sepultura on " Never Die Once," which has a staccato stomp recalling bands like Machine Head. The Chant on the chorus works, it is nothing next level, but it fits the songs. The drumming going into the last song is almost "Painkiller". But it's nothing epic, just uptempo. I will give this album a 9, and see how it grows on me, I am already into bands like Power Trip so not sure if there is enough difference between these guys and their influences to really set this apart from what I already listen to, but young thrash fans should check this one out.
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