Death metal of the highest order; so atmospheric and refined it’s admirable. The only DM pieces I prefer to this album are a small subset of super amped up and punk-y death doom, like some of Autopsy’s Severed Survival - but when it comes to the primarily atmospheric stuff, Changes is the peak. Just sludge and dirge the whole way through, in a way which still has impact.
This guitar tone is not just heavy - it’s explosive, like a swarm of incendiary grenades going off ... read more