Very warm, very saturated, very thumpy. Not a lot of things to say, only that it's raw and tube-like and I like this.

Obviously a very modern production, much so that it doesn't really ressemble metal (the way I concieve it), but everything is right, nice, clean, efficient. There's a variety of textures blending together, macro-dynamics in the songs. It's not too flat, loud while still capable of power bursts, consistent... which is impressive considering the variety of sounds to work with.

The vocals are low in the back, putting all the instruments forefront, but that's not a problem, as it creates an atmosphere and makes everything massive. The subs are very well controlled, and it's a pleasure to hear the kick and toms. The bass is incredible growly. The guitars make a reverbed wall of sound, efficient and not fatiguing. Meanwhile the singer is just killing it.

This band really crafted their own sound, with a cloudy atmosphere and weirdly long reverbs on the vocals. The overall mix is fairly dynamic, the kick drum and toms are really perfect. Every element falls in place and contributes. It's nice to have an oldschool vibe while bringing something new.

Normally I would say it's too loud and flat, but this one remains very cohesive and aggressive. I don't know how they achieve such a thing, but that's how a "modern" metal mix should sound like imo

Very clean wall of sound, living vast atmosphere, the reverbs are not muffling everything, the drums are modern and hit well.

Some complain it's too generic and industrialized. It is. But that's an example of a very good sound by industry standard. Everything is clean, clear, cutting through, it's somewhat loud but still dynamic, massive when it needs to be, each instrument gets a moment to shine and is perfectly tailored. Everything is made to please the ear. Which may not be the core purpose of a thrash record in fact, hence the criticism - I featured UDO on the bad mix list for its disappointing cover of Balls To The Walls, and as a counterpart we have a nice cover of Fast As The Shark here.

Messa always have a good sound, and this one is no exception, both heavy and soft, crushing and impactful when it needs to be. Every element is right where it needs to be.

Impressively massive and punchy, each kick snare is a real hit in the guts, and the guitar tone is beautiful. The numerous switches from loud to sparse or conversely are efficient and explosive. I'm even amazed when it goes louder than it already was, sometimes.

that's two "modern sound" albums for today...

what, this? well produced? it's obviously quite roomy, but frankly, I can picture myself being there during the recording, and it's nice. If you accept that this is the picture you will get of course, no otherwordly space, no cave, no fog, no heroes, no scifi... you're just in the room. It fits. It has texture, it has dynamics, it's helped by the sound engineer only when it needs too, you can appreciate all instruments, all the real sound of drums, despite some playing mistakes here and there. I like this better than any modern wall of noise.

They really nailed the 70s sound, it's dynamic, lively, warm, saturated yet clear, a real treat. Plus the whole lot of insruments of any kind, it's really excellent.