When the core of any discussion is something related to Brutal Death Metal, the reactions are the very same: some love it a lot, others hate it to their very bones. It's obvious that the idea of the early influencers of the genre as DYING FETUS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, MORBID ANGEL, SUFFOCATION and others wasn't to create a new genre, but to create their own way into Death Metal. Some create, others imitate, and some are into a vast region between these two poles, as the case of the North American quartet NUCLEAR REMAINS, as shown on their first full length, "Dawn of Eternal Suffering". The band uses a conservative insight on Brutal Death Metal, or in other words, they prefer to not stay away from the Old School elements of the genre. It's something that uses extreme low grunts, mainly slow tempos (besides some faster parts can be heard throughout the album), and instruments are set in a way to create a solid wall of sound.

But in another other way, their music is full of the clichés of the genre, without little contributions of their own, what is enough to say that they really have a good potential to create very good music on the genre, but not to be said as something very good for the fans. It's not bad, but lacks a more personal vision into the genre. "Dawn of Eternal Suffering" was mixed by Xander Bridge and mastered by Will Killingsworth, with the ideal of emulate the early works of North American Death Metal of the late 80s-early 90s. It's brutal and aggressive, but enabling the band to express its musical ideas in an understandable way. But why in the blazes is usual for the genre to use the snare drums have such hollow sound and 'frying potato' tunes on the guitars?

As mentioned above, the album shows a band that still needs to mature a bit more their musical work to become really an option for the fans of such genre (once again: it's a matter of 'love it or hate it' relationship), and some good ideas and traces can be heard on pieces as "Subterranean Breeding", "Thermobaric Asphyxiation" (the rhythmic control of bass guitar and drums gives the right support for the tempos' shifts), "Eaten by Mutants" (for fans of old works of CANNIBAL CORPSE, the faster parts and guitar riffs are in such way), "Horrific Decapitation" (the clichés are used on a better way, but why some higher tunes of the vocals aren't allowed?), and "Sodomizing the Skinless", but the annoying feeling 'I-heard-that-before' is disgusting.

Again: NUCLEAR REMAINS has potential to become a very good act, but for now, "Dawn of Eternal Suffering" is indicated only for the fans of the genre that aren't worried to hear something common.