Melodic death metal. Flurry of tuneful riffs, guitar leads, frantic and precise drumming, non-existent bass, and vocals that alternate between shrieks and growls. Music kind of fades into the background, and the distinction between songs is not clear. That's the basic description.
This band has been labeled death-core in the past, but I'm not hearing many stereotypical breakdowns. "Blood In The Ink" contains a slower part that employs annoying whispers. Leads are excellent. The addition of former Arsis is a real boon to the band. Unfortunately, most of these tunes descend into a generic fast blur, making it decent enough back ground music, but nothing to get that excited about. The songs are best when things slow down to a heavy crawl and more dynamics are employed, like on "Stirring Seas Of Salted Blood", which is the best song on the album.
The lyrics, if you bother to decifer the screams, tend to be ham handed, but are of an occultist bent, and are interesting. Take this shocking nugget:
I fill the mouth with semen while the head still blinks and shakes,
Ten seconds is the window,
Another child has met his fate.
I hold the grisly treasure skyward,
Have a laugh into its face,
Bless all Earth’s most precious children with my blackened love insane.
Precious. There is more standard satanic fare, like on "Carbonized in Cruciform" reaching for a gothic Victorian tone, but not quite getting there:
Unearthly ritual,
Bloodlet thine human sow.
In flames his face appears,
Black intentions crystal clear.
Darkly the mass has encircled in silence,
The hooded look on the skies they are threatening terrible storms,
Protesting this crucifixion.
But all and all, dispite the excellent axe work and ferocious attack, too many generic songs pull this album down.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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