Some pretty kickass technical thrash metal that puts a strong avant-progressive twist on the genre. While the intro and interlude are just fine, every song here is a great listen and only gets better as the album goes on, proving hellix to be quite a dynamic force. The latter half especially holds some of my favorite moments on the record, such as the insane solo in "Zodiac", the jazz fusion in "The Sufi", and the addictive classic thrash grooves in "Es". ... read more