Some good thrash influenced death/grind here. I think the band recovered well from their disgrace of an album, In Cold Blood. Getting back their old vocalist seems to have worked well for them. My biggest problem with the album would be its generic song structures; I mean they're not exactly verse, chorus, but they're quite simple, and similarities can be noted between the structures of each song. Despite this though I can say that there is alot of definition between the riffs of each song. The album is very long, so the listener can be sure of getting value for money. I think much of this album would be classified as grindcore, if Carcass material gets that tag. The music has no guitar solos, and double bass and blast beats are used extensively. The production of the guitars is a little bit flat sounding, but that wouldn't bear complaining about if the guitaring itself was a little more inventive in some parts. The album has some good brutal "mosh" parts to it, especially in Dissect the Eradicated and Scorn. The title track is very haunting sounding, using some extra keyboard effects for this. The listener really gets the impression that he's hearing the work of someone who enjoys killing and makes an art of it. The song, Day of Lamentation, is very different again, starting with acoustic guitar, which allows the listener to hear the vocals more clearly. The song really has a tone of despair in it as the guitar starts. A very diverse album, despite its simplicity at times.

This review is credited to:
Julian Forbes