review by: Abhishek Chatterjee

It is no big secret that Canada has some of the finest metal musicians, and now it is time to add Neuraxis to the list. Melody bleeds into brutality with such seamless precision that you are marveling at stunningly beautiful guitar riffs one moment while violently headbanging and playing air blast beats the next moment. Perhaps the songs “Impulse” and “Fractionized” are the best examples of this.

This album has been recorded at Z-Sound Studio, which has been used by bands like Gorguts and Cryptopsy before. The sound attained on this will only serve to heighten the prestige of that studio. Everything can be heard perfectly clearly except perhaps the bass guitar which seems to be buried in the mix. Some of the songs have absolutely breathtakingly technical axework. Fuck that, make that all the songs.

I am reminded of Aphasia, another Canadian band, quite a few times through the course of this album, invariably when the vocalist starts screaming over a melodic riff going on in the background. The drummer puts up a highly impressive show, too. Take a listen to “Essence” and try not to imagine him with an extra pair of arms. You wont be able to. There is not a single bone of contention I have in regards to this album and this has turned out to be everything that I was hoping the Vehemence album would or could be. No filler riffs, no plodding moments, this almost qualified in my top three list. Oh, and I think this is only available in Europe at the moment. Please check the Morbid Records site for further information. (all info in our links page - Roberto) (9.3/10)