Release Year: 2000
Artist Origin: LAT
Style: technical harmonious progressive death metal
on the sophomore longplay by promising Latvians, a clear leap is felt toward a more mature, complex, and refined direction, where focus on technical performance, more intricate arrangements, and stronger sense of melody allows compositions to unfold more coherently without losing sharp edge of the riffs and characteristic vocal fury of Destruction, while recording itself, realized at legendary The Abyss studio - at the time a rare achievement for bands from the Baltic region - gave music greater depth and professionalism, at the same time opening wider opportunities on international level, confirmed by a contract with respected Italian label, once again emphasizing disciplined progressiveness, restrained yet purposeful sense of harmony, and consistently maintained intensity, continuing the ambition to rise beyond the regional level; rare authentic Italian edition