"Humanure" is an album that should receive praise for its unrelenting brutality, but at the same time I think that it's hard not to comment on the general similarity between the different tracks on the album. "Cloacula" is certainly one of the better, about a minute in there is an insanely strained vocal run that I can't help but commend. I love the blazing riffs followed by the overwhelming dissonance of a held diminished cord and it's hard not to appreciate the drastic contrast above the nonstop blast beats. "Chummified" is an equally interesting track with an almost downright thrashy riff on the guitar during the bridge section and a killer verse later on that really gets the head banging. To break the album down, the first few songs (ironically including the title track) are really not that great, and midway the qualtiy seems to be significantly better. Near the end, the quality doesn't really decrease so much as the listener's interest does. I'm assuming that most people will feel like I did, a little bored by the repetitive feel of the whole album. The band was wise to keep the album to the length that they did because if they had gone on much longer, I think there would be more serious complaints. This is not meant to sound like the music is bad and that I couldn't wait for it to stop, but rather I'm trying to say that, to me at least, the relentless style of the band is only novel for so long.

To avoid further complications, I'll sum it up with the following. I really do like this album and think that it isn't one to be overlooked. There are no less, obvious draw backs that can't be ignored. If you like your metal to have a good amount of melody in it, you've come knocking on the ass-wrong door. If you want your mind to be blown by intense vocals, disgusting lyrics, high-speeds and loads of tremolo / blast beat riffs, this is going to be one of the best albums you've ever heard.

written by Sam Warren

Playing time: 47.27