With the turn of the century comes NUNSLAUGHTER's very first full length album 13 years after their formation. After years of demos, EP's, and splits they finally release "Hell's Unholy Fire". If there was ever a truer definition of blackened Death Metal, I have yet to hear it. Straight from the very first track, "I Am Death", you know exactly what you're getting yourself into! A full on satanic assault from the very first note. Pure unfiltered aggression vomited out by vocalist Don of the Dead reminiscent of Joel Grind from TOXIC HOLOCAUST. Furious blast beats from Jim Sadist and serious Black Metal style riffing from Blood round out their sound. Only a few downsides to this otherwise great album. Like much of the more underground Black and Death Metal bands, the bass is nearly non-existent. Also, the songs lack presence of solos, but that's just a personal preference really. This album borders straight Thrash Metal with tracks like "Killed By The Cross", "Death By The Dead", and "Impale The Soul" while there are some pure  Death Metal songs such as "Buried Alive" and "Inverted Churches". Obviously the Black Metal sound is prevalent with the likes of "Cataclysm" and the title track, "Hell's Unholy Fire".

Basically, there is nothing complicated about this album or NUNSLAUGHTER for that matter. They are straight-up, in your face, unadulterated, blasphemous Metal! Not exactly an endurance test as all of the songs are less than three minutes in length. That's not to say they aren't good due to lack of duration, this just may not be for fans of 11 minute long epics. As mentioned before, this is definitely a must for any fans of TOXIC HOLOCAUST or even NAPALM DEATH as there is a strong grind presence here.