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8/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
Here we have solid 1990s style death metal with a penchant for big doomy riffs in some of their songs. I hear Death influence at work as well as Incantation and possibly Asphyx and Entombed. The synth intro sets the morbid mood mighty fine, and going back to this on the fourth track, "Interlude," was a wise choice - they cave up the four studio tracks here nicely into two halves. I can just imagine all the nasty alien creatures visiting horrors upon any who witness them with these intros. It's a perfect fit with the album cover. I normally hate intros, so this is a triumph in itself. There are catchy hooks all throughout the songs to accentuate the monolithic riffage, and they consistently kept my attention with their songwriting. Cancer Void is as much about atmosphere and feeling as it is brutality, and I think that's why I like it so much. It reminds me of the early Swedish death metal bands, even though their sound is not similar. This is absolutely worth picking up, and I intend to do so.
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