I want you to imagine a fully-grown rhinoceros. Now take said rhinoceros and place him in a small rural village somewhere in the Netherlands, finally supplement him with obscene amounts of cocaine and retreat to a safe distance; preferably with a heavy barricade. Whilst you sit watching the chaotic rampage, have a listen to SUFFERING QUOTA's latest self-titled LP and your incredibly selfish exercise will begin to make sense. This record is a soundtrack for pure destruction, complete decimation; and as such makes for a really enjoyable listen.

Filled to the brim with blast beats and speed picked riffs, their work is up-pace and definitely thrash influenced, but at the same time they maintain a very grim and sludgy sound, forcing you to wade knee-deep through a pool of catchy drop tuned riffs that have been seasoned with heavy bass and anguish. The vocals on the record are a great source of interest as Richard (Unable to find second names anywhere) has a very loose scream of which the delivery edges ever so slightly towards the punk end of the spectrum, focussing on the harsh expelling of the words without an intense growl. This sounds unusual when paired with the rest of the band and I really like it, it comes across as sloppy and filled with pain, it really giving the band more substance. If I wasn't able to explain it well enough, listen to KNOCKED LOOSE, as they achieve the same effect. The structure of the songs as a whole comes across as very chaotic, as the group jump flawlessly from rapid blast sections, to twisted progressions that seem to have no sensible pattern. I can't begin to imagine trying to groove to these guys in the mosh pit, I would have to resort to flailing every limb possible without regard for safety.

Giving a breakdown of the tracks is difficult because they all last around 1-2minutes (with the exception of one) and it would honestly be like trying to describe the colour orange to a blind person. But I'll try and give a brief overview of my favourites. "Pigs on Fire" has a lovely grungy intro that is swiftly followed by a musical eruption before again calming to its opening roots and is worth a listen. "Corrupt Messiah" is a smoother more relaxed take on the abrasive sound the band have adopted, the first half of the song pays very close relation to SLIPKNOT, with a bouncy riff that had my head swaying in some kind of strange ritual. Finally give "Conflict" a good listen, standing at 6 minutes this is the longest song on the record and paints the band in a better light as far as construction is concerned, it's a bit more leisurely at times and has some very catchy riffs involved.

I really like this band's sound, it seems pretty unique and is really dark and gloomy whilst up-keeping a violent trashy core. Albums like this tend to have songs that bleed into one another and the listener can get lost in the mix, these guys have somewhat avoided that, but not completely. Definitely a recommended listen and a great little backdrop to start ripping your walls down...Please remember that getting a rhino coked-up is very irresponsible.<