Bloodlust

This album certainly is quite good, but I don't think it's as good as most say. Malice and Skepsis are both better albums that are more mature in their own aspects.

I'll start with the pros of the album. The instrumental is very cool. Each riff is so unique and heavy and it plays a major role in constructing the albums sound. What I like so much about it is that it doesn't sound like any other band, and it actually can set itself well apart for what it is. Sadly, you cannot hear the bass as you'd probably expect. Now probably this is the best part. Dayton Cantley is one of the fastest and most consistent drummers I've heard. He has incredible double bass speed and can stay well with the rest of the band.

Now the cons. Anthony Gunnells sadly isn't very impressive. His screams have the anger you'd want, but just no power. It's hard to call it heavy when the vocals don't pack that hard punch. He doesn't have any balls in his voice and Nate Johnson and Danny Rodriguez are definitely more impressive. Fortunately, his range is quite good and isn't one of those boring as screamers that just sticks to one technique. It can also be difficult to hear him because of some sort of vocal distortion that makes them unenjoyable. However, his lyrics are very well written and they keep me interested when I read them. I would like to know what they are about. Another big part that detracts points is the production. It's so unclean and dirty. Also part of why Anthony's vocals sound so distorted.

Another thing I wish was that although it may be eleven tracks for a full length album which is fine, there are only seven actual song songs. At least just seven with lyrics. You have the intro, The Black Death, The Decaying Process. and the outro as the other four that aren't really full songs. Maybe if they made the instrumental songs longer, maybe some vocals in the intro, or a couple more full songs and it would have been fine. The most bland track if you consider it a track is the outro. It's just feedback that follows The Decaying Process which is before it. The feedback just sounds fucking dark and angry which I LOVE, and I understand that it's an outro, but come on add something more to it. At least just one more thing and it's a fucking gold outro.

Musically each song is so different. What i like is the heavy ass intro that gives you that "Oh fuck." kind of feeling. Especially once Two Inches begins, you feel the same way but instead you're like "HOLY FUCK." The instrumental in each song is so climatic and epic sounding yet Anthony seems to kind of ruin it all with his distorted screams. Especially before he starts screaming in Two Inches, you think it's so fucking cool which it is but then you don't expect the vocals to be like that. Another very interesting song i thought was The Decaying Process. It starts with some eerie sounding feedback and then the guitars and drums suddenly come in. Then, Anthony comes in but instead of screaming more than speaking some inaudible words with some fucking awesome voice effect that fits the atmosphere of the song and only makes it sound even cooler and darker than it already is.

Overall, this is a release that you should check out because it is another one of those really good albums that are just low key. Just a couple certain issues but it is not enough to stay away from the album. But I personally recommend Malice and Skepsis as they are much more improved.