An absolutely searing release from these Milwaukee metallers that manages to come off like some feral Asschapel / Trap Them / Dismember crossbreed. While the hardcore-flecked fury charges past at a right old rate of knots there’s plenty of interesting stuff besides sheer brutality and bleach-damaged vocals. The way the solos lurk and needle in the background (see ‘The Heathens’) to add texture, tension and unease, for example, or the fact that for all its bitterness ‘Fuck Today’ is borderline anthemic and ‘True Love’ almost sounds like Light The Fuse And Run gone metal all means there’s plenty more to be picked apart and discovered if you can just fight your way through untold yards razorwire and don’t bleed out before you reach the finish line. G’luck, trooper, and remember: what doesn’t kill you…
