Track 2, "Sickening Canvas of the Dead," has a superb slower section with some flourishes of technicality in it and a dragging slam-esque riff that really brings some primality to the proceedings, and the band utilizes these types of sections here and there to counterpoint their usually fast-and-blasting style. I also pick up some strong Injury Deepen vibes in the way almost every riff is constructed over charging blasts, which also means this reminds me a lot of Gorgasm by extension at times, with some pretty overt Disgorge leanings peppered throughout. I immediately started drawing comparisons to Cerebral Effusion crossed with Hymenotomy in how dense and jam-packed, yet loose and flowing these riffs and sections feel. This really charges right out of the gate with a bouncy slam and chunky riff section punctuated by excellent gutturals with a lot more clarity and composure to them compared to prior albums by these guys. Right off the bat, we can hear a thicker, more bludgeoning tone to the guitars, and a satisfyingly pinged-out snare that nevertheless doesn't really overdo it on that front. Now, I would never say I was a giant fan of this band's previous works, as, although they've generally been solid works of Indonesian brutality, they do bear a lot of the hallmarks and pitfalls of that scene's sound: raw-ish, thin production, vocals that are well-performed and passionately-delivered but not really superb overall, odd mixing, and songs that don't feel overall satisfying or memorable despite a high ratio of good to meh riffs. This is Asphyxiate's first album in eight years, and the amount of work they've put in between the years following Self Transform From Decayed Flesh up until the present day is evident in how absolutely fucking great this is.