More thrashing weirdness from one of my favourite oddball groups. This debut record is a jarring record that brings to mind, especially on opening cut 'Without Honour', the killing speed of Bay Area thrashers Violence, but that's where the comparisons end, Mekong Delta instead exploring far deeper cosmic regions with their avant-garde offerings. Always something alien about these Europeans who reviewer Martin Popoff described as, "...all too much to cope with in one lifetime", proving the band's at times inaccessible quality. Dazzling guitar work, exceptional melodies amongst the speed, and far from being your average mosh-out, this is from a void very remote, possibly the same cyber-vacuum once trodden by Voivod, Anacrusis, Atheist etc, where incomprehensible atmospheres are conveyed, sometimes seeming to lack emotion due to the complex arrangements. Defiant of any trends, imagine if Anthrax decided to mingle with Primus and you might at least be shed a light light into the world of Mekong Delta, a strange place for strange people. In other words, abit like walking backwards with one leg.
7.5/10
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