review by: Matt Smith

When Roberto told me I was getting the new Decapitated, I was definitely excited. Their last release was just amazing - this band has captured the essence of death metal. When I listen to their stuff, I can't help but smile at how good it is. This album is definitely solid, but it still can't stand up to their last.

The accuracy with which all the elements come together is still incredible, and the sound is layered and the rhythms intricate. Everything is very bass-y, further capturing the ideal crunchy death metal sound. I can't really fault anything from the album; it's just hard to surpass a release as good as Winds of Creation. I still highly recommend this one, as it is still better than almost everyone else out there. Especially track four, which is just insane. I'll have to listen to it about 100 times in a row before I'll be able to know what's coming up next.

Constant time changes and new grooves keep the listener's attention through the course of the album, and the incorporation of different guitar styles from melodic to broken grooves along with drumming styles from fast and relentless to sparing will help keep this CD in my stereo for the rest of the week.