Suntorn do a magnificent job of being able to blend the elements of slam, brutal death metal, and a minimal deathcore influence thrown in for good measure. Tracks like the aforementioned ?3911′, ?Mental Enslavement?, ?Torments Of Existence?, ?Awaiting Oblivion? and ?Catastrophobia? all have a fantastic flow to them. I particularly enjoyed the solo in ?Mental Enslavement? and chugging bridge in ?Torments Of Existence?. While those songs do follow a particular formula, I felt that there was enough variation in them to satisfy my needs. ?Pick Your Poison? felt like a b-side from ?Nauseate? by Splattered Entrails, which I will gladly take; a short 48 second burst of brutal deathgrind. They even added a cosmic ambient track in the form of ?Equanimity? that conjures up a feeling one would have if they were listening to modern day Ulver in order to give you a break from the constant barrage of brutality. We have also seen Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation) making some guest vocal appearances lately, namely in the new Soulfly album, and he is also on the very last track, ?Nature?s Inexorable Imperative?
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