Release Year: 2021
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: rhythmic expressive grind/death metal
kicking off a frenzy of albums in second half of the decade, British veterans seek liberation from the experiments of Diatribes and Inside The Torn Apart with this eighth full-length [1998], marking the final stage of their groove and death metal wanderings, where early fury once again begins breaking through a wall of massive mid-tempo riffs: The Infiltraitor and Ulterior Exterior bring back crushing rhythmic drive and backbone of grind, Throw Down A Rope masterfully unites speed with dynamic momentum, while Next of Kin to Chaos and None The Wiser? let the guitars wander along dissonant, atmospheric trajectories, enhanced by unexpected melodic twists; Barney’s rebellious vocals remain thoroughly furious and instantly recognizable, while the clearer, refined sound shaped by Colin Richardson brings the interplay between the instruments into sharper focus, with twelve tracks serving as a bridge back to the time-tested chaos of death/grind; recent British digipak edition