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A strangely produced album to me, it actually took quite a while before I could appreciate this album for
what it contains. First off, it's a killer album, not as loose as Altars nor as experimental as Blessed
seemed, but more direct and powerful. I HATE the snare sound though, every hit sounding like wood on
paper, really just bugging the shit out of me for a long time. I would listen and shelve, listen and
shelve for a couple of months, then one day it just stayed in my player, and I swear, it was played straight
for 10 hours, and then, I got it. The fact that Trey is the solo guitarist here is not coincidental to
the entire stripped down feel of the album. Solos remain, of course, but the emphasis appears to be on
powerful speed, balancing everything out. So, maybe the production job is actually brilliant, but
everything does seem flat, midrangey and compressed to me, much like Rasmussen's other albums, which
I'm sure is the intent, Flemming being considered a master producer. So, I'm left with might may be
my favorite Morbid Angel album to hear, a testament to my belief that most good albums need much more
time to absorb and understand.
10 out of 10
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