Howl Mockery at the Cross

A compilation of demo materials from masters of metal, Leviathan. " As with any Leviathan release, quality is assured. What sets this metal apart from most is in the unconventional riffing, the haunting vokills, the unrelenting technique and ability. For example, during the song 'Lycanthropous Rex,' Wrest alternates between such ferocity and serenity, it has an almost stream of consciousness quality.'Liar of Nazareth' raises pick-scratching, dissonance, and Christ-target practice to an even higher art. A mostly mid-paced affair, the song tours the circles of Hades, reprises after a terrifying denouement, then fades. Other highlights on this hour-long release include the infernal dirge-core 'S.W.O.L.,' the pummeling staccato of 'The Axis and Maw of Inferno, Mine,' and the skulking, delay-drenched Death in June cover, 'Nothing Changes.' Wrest is Legion. His is the standard by which metal is heretofore assessed through these ears. Ten out of ten." - Maelstrom