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Getting in There - 82%
After a debut EP as bad as Hierarchy the band could have just split up, but instead of that they tried again and boy, am I glad they did? They dropped almost everything that was horrible in the previous EP (namely the deathcore instrumentation) and decided to improve the (few) technical parts in their debut. The real question would be, is new different sound going to make this record any better than the previous? The answer is YES!
They absolutely set a new standard for themselves with this EP. It has crushing, yet technical riffs with some crazy licks. While the debut was all about "chugging brutality", this record builds an atmosphere with it's neck-breaking technical, yet brutal guitar playing, hardcore-like vocals (with some shrieking in certain songs), drums being too loud to take anything away from the mix, and with occasional "hidden" bass lines that are just as impressive as the other instruments in terms of technicality. The atmosphere gave me the feeling that I was traveling through time and space, and I am 100% sure this is what they were going for. While songs like (Sin)chronos and Birth of the Omnisavior are on the more technical and progressive side of the spectrum, there are also songs like Sea of Neurons with its insane heaviness (especially towards the middle of the song). This album just got you covered in every single way possible.
Although they got rid of deathcore instrumentation, there are still some elements of the horrific aforementioned genre in the vocals, but luckily for us the occasional shrieking makes up for the somewhat uninspired vocals. There really aren't much more negative things about this record, but I can't give it a higher rating since this is still not the quality that would come latter in the band's career.
Overall this EP is a HUGE improvement from the debut and it foreshadows the style that the band will use from now on. The lack of major mistakes and the overall quality of the songs makes it an album worth your time.
The highlight of the record is Sea of Neurons.
