From Bandcamp, “Four years have passed since the release of “World in Ruins.” In idle times we stayed nothing but idle. "Wounds of Desolation" is our third full-length album and with it a new era dawns. With the addition of George S. in our ranks, it marks a shift in sound for us as this is the most complex, demanding and ferocious material we have recorded so far. As the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb so is our bond with Non Serviam Records, our partner in materializing this record.”

The album has eight songs, and “The Downfall’s Monologue” is first. It’s an introductory song, leading to “The End of Beauty.” It’s a thick song, full of vocal screams, a veritable wall of guitars, and many blast beats from the drums. It does slow a bit however, and in these moments, you can really year the evil seeping out of the music. “Flesh. Torn. Asunder!” has another harrowing sound, fueled by screaming vocals. The band also mixes in some Thrash elements from time to time to keep the listener on their toes. “Where Dreams Die” is another aggressive song that slows just enough to let the evil spirit out of the box and into the room, where it immediately begins to vaporize everyone.

“Children of the Void” is yet another song with a contentious sound, and the band isn’t doing a lot to diversify the album. They press down on the gas pedal all the way, and just let things go from there. “Spewing Venomous Gloom” has a slower, thrashier pace, and there is even some lead breaks in the beginning. But again, the band doesn’t quite do enough to vary their sound. They are staying too close within the narrow genre boundaries. “Herald of Demise” is deeply harrowing, with a thick wall of guitars, and tortured vocal screams. The lengthy “Reflections of Nothingness” closes the album, and the sounds turn from anger to despair. This time, both some melody and some groove comes along with the song.

The final song was the best on the album, and it shows some real versatility in the band’s approach to songwriting, but unfortunately, it was too little, too late for me. The band has talent, but they have to diversify their sound if they want to make an album that people will remember.