Led by James Murphy, and having released only this album so far, this lot was a pioneer of technical death metal prog. It is said they might be working on another one, but it might be a long time coming as Murphy has brain cancer.

The band were a death metal supergroup with members of Obituary, Malevolent Creation, and Dark Carnival to name a few in their ranks. Murphy has been in loads of bands including the mighty Testament another band which mixed finesse with a genre that was not considered to be technical... thrash.

Metal (death, black, extreme, or general) fans should probably have a copy of this album and this re-issue would be a great excuse. With extra tracks containing demo versions of songs and a remastering of the whole thing, there is a lot to go with here.

The remastering does a good job at demonstrating the talent. Just take a listen to the title track and tell me if it's not impressive. If you claim to be a metal fan and don't have this... get it now or lose your cred.

****½

Review by Marty Dodge