I loved this band's debut, so color me shocked by how much I dislike the follow up. In short: the production on this is a hot mess. Absolutely nothing can be heard clearly enough to determine what is going on. The album is certainly played with ferocity, but whether that ferocity is drums, or guitars, or vocals, or some amalgam of all three, is utterly impossible to determine. It's a wall of harsh noise that appears to have vocals buried underneath the earth in there. It sounds like ... read more
EDIT
66 (Solid --> Good)
All my former thoughts are still valid, but it just feels a bit better overall.
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61 (Solid --> Good)
The first half of the album feels markedly better than the other. It does feel more and more generic the further you get. The vocals are cool, but overall it just feels barely solid.
Favourites: 'Driven By Death' and 'The Black Flame'