This is another one of those album where there are not enough superlatives in the dictionary to bestow on such greatness. It’s very hard to pigeonhole these guys as there is so much happening in the space of one song – never mind a whole album. I will call them tech-metallers with a hint of jazz and Prog. I think that covers most bases. With two killer guitarists, an amazing bass player, and an alien for a drummer – they will no doubt give extreme sounds of awesomeness.
Fast Worms is first up, and within the space of the first 8 bars I am in awe of their heaviness. So many twists and turns within the confines of one tune. Amazing! Digital Gerrymandering is next up, and it is another epic tune. It has lots of off time drum grooves and maximum riffage before the killer instrumental section just blows your mind – with maximum groove and riffs a plenty. The supreme groovy heaviness of The Pleasant Surprise follows, and is again another brain mash of a tune. Even when they take the pace down a notch with The Unlikely Event Of A Water Landing, the awesomeness does not let up. The monster Sol Ponticello crunches your brain with maximum effect – another great tune with lots of changes and big chuggas. The title track is next up and announces its arrival with supreme heaviness that grooves hard. The middle eight and breakdown really slows things down with the groove still intact before the heavy returns. Last track, City Hymnal is here oh so quick and is an epic ending to a truly great album.
I know death metal is fun when you are twelve, but when that wears thin you need something that is going to keep you enthralled and entertained for more than five minutes. This is another in the series of everyone should own one. It gets 10/10 from The Grooveman for just existing, another10/10 for the cover, and 10,000/10 for the musical content within the grooves.
