I think this album is rather OK. The guitar sound is undoubtedly Swedish, the riffs a bit too much clear cut for my tates but all in all not bad. The vocals remind me of old UNLEASHED as they're more of the throaty guttural kind, the music is a bit saturated by fast, almost grinding parts (not exactly grind, more of fastest, controlled blasts of MALEVOLENT CREATION), although much like INFESTDEAD, it sounds a bit too much "planned", the music is OK but needs a bit more inspiration, a bit more of sheer rage, really the music have the feel of being oplayed by skilled, veteran musicians maybe, but comes out lacking of some genuine energy, which sadly makes the whole a bit anonymous (there are not lots of Swedish bands with this good tuned guitars, but definitely too many which lacks earlier band's filthiness). Double bass drumblasts abound, and the sound is impeccable (recorded at the Soundlabs, ex NASUM member's recording studio), what should I say exactly, I think it's a bit too "scholastic" as a arelease, But there is nothing really expecially bad in this product. Death Metal with Swedish roots but neither lodes nor infamy. The package is absolutely mediocre, starting with the cover rip-off of MY DYING BRIDE's amazing McKean's works.

 

Tracks (12): 1 - Carve the Stone 2 - Once I Cared 3 - Eclipsed 4 - Mental Turmoil 5 - The Pointless Routine 6 - Delete 7 - Burst 8 - Anticlimax 9 - Without Aim 10 - Discontinued 11 - Life Denied 12 - Evolution Reversed