If you like your speed/thrash metal a little blacker than most, look no further. This VA outfit specializes in unrelenting, blunt-force metal that strives to be both technically adept and unapologetically brutal, and the collection of songs they've put together will barely leave you room to breathe. A quick glance at the cover art and the song titles will give you a broad idea of what you're in for, but it may not prepare you for the rate at which these guys barrel through these tracks. With machine-gun drumming and guitar riffs that are confrontational in the best possible way, the intensity never falters, peaking with the powerful closer, "Upon the Throne," a maniacally fast track with a fantastically unexpected ending. Prepare yourself.
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