Kill.Fucking.Everyone.

This band has succeeded in accomplishing the nearly impossible... an album that does not sound much like classic heavy metal, but also is not modern in any way. They have created extreme metal through a simple formula: take metal, and carry it to its extreme. And this does not mean stupid asscore drumming, or ghey breakdowns, or idiotic clean vocals, or meandering acoustic passages, or god only knows what modern bands do because they don't want to sound like Slayer.

Well, these guys sound like Slayer. Fuck Panzer Division Marduk. Fuck Slaughter of the Soul. THIS is the worthy successor to Reign in Blood. Oh, it's not quite as good as Reign in Blood, but it aspires to the same ideals - namely, pushing the envelope forward, as opposed to sideways or upside down. This is a complete fucking blur, and still it's full of riffs. It's misanthropic without descending into self-parody (see Strapping Young Lad). It's fast without losing complete focus.

Unfortunately, it's not a perfect album. It shares some of the drawbacks of Reign in Blood - namely, the self-similarity and macroscopic incoherence in songwriting. The individual riffs are all discernable, but most of the songs sound remarkably similar, and the album isn't all that memorable after just a few listens. I remember there being some faster and some slower passages, but I couldn't tell you which song had which. Then again, I don't think it was ever designed to be a collection of individual songs, as much as one half-hour hyperblast of malevolence. The longest song on here is about 2 minutes, and most are under a minute and a half.

When all is said and done, it's a decent album. The vocals are a bit too monotone and incomprehensible (there's one repeated chorus of "I will kill you!" and then the rest is completely beyond my understanding), and again most of the songs sound very similar. But if you like extreme music, you'll probably dig this. Hell, I dig this and I hate extreme music. It succeeds because while it's completely off the deep end, it doesn't completely shit on musicality. There's nothing pretentious to be found here. They play fast and furious without sounding like toolbags. Good job.