Reality Only Fantasized

The brevity of this album should be quite obvious, since the songs average just a little above 3 minutes. This, however, is the only thing resembling a downside of the album. Melodic leads, frequent riff changes, and an interesting drum pattern all characterize Capharnaum's first effort.

The first track begins with a spoken intro: "Amigo... amigo... there is something going on - you will go back in the trunks of ten different cars!" Whether this is a mockery of illegal Mexican immigrants, I do not know, but I found it amusing enough as it was. The drumming is very interesting in that it is not emphasized much, and mostly supplements the guitars during vocal passages. However, the drums take off to form their own strange, rhythmic meta-melodies during solos and instrumental portions. Blasting is used occasionally, but it is certainly in the background of the mix. The guitarwork is fairly impressive, with a tone similar to Atheist's "Piece of Time," but the riffs are much less thrashy. Not "heavy" in a traditional sense, this album doesn't utilize heavily distorted guitars. Solos are, of course, amazing, with a strange undulating solo at the end of "Night Terror", creating a mood of drifting in and out of controlled consciousness. "Sightless" has a beautiful plucked piece shortly before launching into a solo that resembles a melancholic ode to struggle, but ultimately fatalism, before terminating with a short, violent vocal performaces.

Since the album is so damn short, there is almost no repetition, whether within songs or between them. Vocally, there is nothing all too new, but the growls are slightly more urgent and even involved, if that's the right word, than most of Capharnaum's contemporaries. Synopsis: obtain the album, even at the cost of your mother's anal virginity.