It took numerous listens to really begin forming any kind of opinion about this band. Megiddon plays a weird mix of technical death metal, with a touch of black metal that appears mainly in the vocals. Markus Korri's vocals sound like the agonizing screams of someone being strangled to death. He also uses some clean vocals in the final two cuts on the disc, Incidents Before the Time. Musically, they are heavy and sometimes chaotic, while still having a control about them. While they can get aggressive, I think they could stand to be much more aggressive. The intro and first song are really good, with the title track having a little bit of a Cradle of Filth feel to it. If I were them, I would ditch the lighter stuff found in the fourth track. Just didn't do it for me.
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