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THIS QUARTET PLAYS GNARLED AND DISCORDANT HARDC*RE, SOUNDING AS DARK AND BROODING AS EVER. IT'S PUMMELLING DOWN-TUNED HARDC*RE THAT NODS TO THE BLACK CLAD CRUST SO EXPECT LOTS OF VOCAL TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN STRAIGHT YELLS AND LOWER SHOUTS, WHILE THE MUSIC HITS ON EVERYTHING FROM POUNDING CHORD PROGRESSIONS AND SURGING FAST-PACED CRUST TO BORDERLINE CAUSTIC SPEEDS WITH INTENSE PICKING PATTERNS AND LOTS OF DISSONANT METAL TEXTURES.