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5/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
New Standard Elite has definitely cultivated a roster of bands that share much in common sonically - always brutal, always fairly technical, and usually with sub-guttural vocals. The vocals here are definitely in that category, sounding more like goregrind vocals than death growls. They do grow on you after a while, but it's definitely not my preferred vocal style. That said, it fits the music perfectly. The music itself is definitely in the Disgorge camp, with relentless brutality as the sole goal. This isn't catchy stuff, nor it it meant to be I would imagine. However, there are some riffs here that will undoubtedly stick in your head after enough listens. The snare sound is a little pingy, but not too bad, and the drummer is an absolute beast, blasting away behind the kit with zero fucks about your feelings about it. I just wish there was a bit more to distinguish this band from the legions of other bands playing this style, but they honestly do it rather well, so let's not fix what isn't broken.
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