From Bandcamp, "Slay Utterly" is our third release on Unique Leader Records, and it's our best work to date. The stories told within these songs mimic the chaos that is each individual song. It's brutal, it's fast, and its moments of reprieve are relatively short lived, before the barbarism starts all over again. To live in California during the 1970's was to live within a cloud of terror cast by The Hillside Stranglers. The details about the abductions, torture, and public disposal of bodies upon the hillsides of southern California were gruesome and unsettling, and with each news report, a darkness seeped into the aspect of everyday life for citizens of the Golden State. The Captures of Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono offered some closure, but the scars remained. The Hillside Stranglers case became a chilling reminder of the capacity for human cruelty, and forced Californians to confront the darkest aspects of their reality."

"19(fucking)78" is first, and if you think you've heard brutal before, hardly anything compares to the fast moving naked aggression of this song. There are peaks of light here and there, but they are quickly extinguished by the serial killer's rage. The orchestral elements highlight a sense of gravity. "Truth or Consequences" begins with clean tones but a darkness slowly builds behind it. When it explodes, it borders on chaos, but somehow the band is able to control the speedy careening bus headed for a cliff. Indeed, they don't miss a beat, hitting every accent along the way with a deadly precision. "1912" is another slab of thinking man's aggression, and what I mean by that is the band's sense of songwriting and storytelling is just as strong as the brutality they bring. Orchestral elements help to season some of the punishment, or at least make it taste better.

"30 on 9" hears the fast-paced aggression continue. The vocals vary from screams to gutturals and back again, and there are crushing moments where it seems like concrete is bring ground into dust. "40 Echoes Upon the Parlor" literally hits the ground running, and the band moves through passages that are terribly fast with perfect unity. Listen to the drummer in particular…he keeps the time while dancing and moving through various drum and cymbal crashes to the point that you don't even question him. "Lord of 74" begins much quieter, and the clean vocalist is quite expressive. There is still a darkness in the skies above, and a quick moving storm coincides with the music that comes next. It's like being struck over the head with a sledgehammer at times, and tickled under your chin at others.

"Bisection of 47" is more of an aggression spit heartily into your face type of song. It's a bit slower to allow you with a brief reprieve to breath, but these moments are fleeing. Once the war machine is marching, there is no stopping it or slowing it down. "Black Chariot" is the final offering, and the sweltering heat of the guitars and drums mix well with the orchestral elements. Ready to conquer the world, the band doesn't let up for even a second. It's pedal to the metal, and hang on to your ass. Their talent is undeniable, and their fever…off the charts. They weave orchestral and even classical sounds into the album, which is punishing Death Metal. It's a sophisticated and classy kick to your mouth.