From Estonia, there are three statements on the band’s Bandcamp page, “Demons howling in a flesh prison,” “Better to burn than freeze,” and “for anyone whose gifts became a curse.” The album has seven songs, and “Tyrant” is first. It sounds like fairly proto-typical Death Metal to me, with horrid gutturals, some screams, and dissonant guitar work, and I don’t hear much in the way of Progressive elements. “Compactor” is another deep Death Metal cut. Some of the meter changes might account for Progressive elements, but through two songs so far, this is just Death Metal. I say that with a grain of salt, however it is one of the genres where the boundaries are very tight, so you can expect a certain sound and that is what the band usually delivers.

“Fragile Automata” begins with a bit of an uncharacteristic sound in terms of the riffs, but falls back pretty neatly into the confines of Death Metal well. The clean vocals are unexpected, and could use some more polish, but the band is at least trying to put forth some variation. “Incinerator” is very short, clocking in at two-and-a-half minutes. It almost has a melodic swing to it from the guitars, but’s it’s also possible that the combination of chords wasn’t intended that way. “The Day After” is another short song, but this time, clean guitars lead the charge. It’s really an odd instrumental that has no immediate place on the album that I can see, but I appreciate the reprieve.

“Eastern Promises” is an odd slab of Death Metal. The undercurrent is very sludgy but there are fleeting peaks of some melody which don’t really match much of the spirit of the album. The lengthy “Spiritual Self-Surgery” closes the album. The bottom end is very even-keeled, with only a few low notes and guttural vocals carrying the early part of the song. Layers are added, but are just to thicken the same sound, it doesn’t venture out of the mud far at all. Overall, this was a decent album, just not something that stood out much for me. It sounded pretty much like any other relatively amateur Death Metal album would sound.