Hey, exercise you folks remember Indian grindcore noise terrorists, Tetragrammacide? When we last heard from the and then-duo, they dropped an EP dorsum in 2015,Typhonian Wormholes: Indecipherable Anti-Structural Formulæ, whichbankrupt ground by having a matching gear up of ratings and dynamic range scores due to such a bad product and songwriting that could best exist described as "free-flowing." So needless to say, when word got out that the now-trio are back with their debut full-length,Key Incinerators of Moral Matrix, well… let's only say excitement wasn't the first emotion that flooded my poor, jaded heart. But when you lot are given a follow-up to one of the nearly ear-destroying EPs of all fourth dimension, you have one for the squad and hope that your eardrums survive another onslaught of grindcore/doom with give-and-take-salad vocal titles.

And the deviation is night and day. In one case "The Prognosticators of Trans-Yuggothian Meta-Reasoning" launches the anthology proper, you lot tin can hear things thatTyphonian Wormhole's product didn't affect upon before. Things like riffs, melodies, and actual vocal structure. While it still sounds absolutely punishing, it doesn't hurt like the jackhammer production of the last EP did. New guitarist S(d)Southward(t) pulls from bothNapalm Death andMorbid Angel in heaping amounts, with no shortage of intriguing tremolo melodies and mammoth riffs. And practiced fuckinggod, does U. Eliminator slaughter his snare drum when he blasts like a man possessed! Already, we're off to a much meliorate starting time thanTyphonian Wormholes launched off with.

Thankfully, the riffs go along coming. "Intra-Dimensional Vessel of Were-Robotics, N-Logics and Assorted Lattice Intelligences"1 slaughters with reckless carelessness, ignoring the differences of friends, enemies, or anything remotely resembling a living creature. Elsewhere, "Meontological Marga of Misanthropic Computation & Extensive Backwards Physics," the shortest song at just over three-and-a-half minutes, barrels forth like a runaway tank of hatred and misanthropy, piloted by a sentient being made up entirely of rabid bees. In fact,Tetragrammacide work best when they condense their patented make of "doom grind" to nether-four-infinitesimal bursts, just enough to grab your attending and slaughter yous before moving to the next affiliate.

Which is why, improved as information technology is,Key Incinerators stumbles a bit. While none of the songs are bad per se, they do run much longer than they should. "The Prognosticators…" is over six minutes, with riffs and motifs repeated until their impact becomes dulled. Likewise, follow-up "Radicalized Matrikavyeda Operation: Militarized Cosmogrids Destabilization (Heralding Absolute Wrinkle)" stretches too far out at over 7. One thingNasum (amid others) taught us is that brusque and concise works best, and if y'all're merely repeating ideas within songs, it pulls the whole matter down. And despite the 39-infinitesimal run time, it does experience a bit long at parts, especially when three of those songs are merely interludes with TV soundbites and white dissonance. But hey, as punishing as the product gets at times (especially with the drums), at least this fourth dimension I tin actually hear what the fuck information technology is these guys are trying to create, so far it'southward looking promising.

I didn't look to enjoy parts ofFundamental Incinerators equally much every bit I did. In fact, truth be told, I was dreading the very idea of having to listen to another anthology pastTetragrammacide later most going deafened two years ago with their EP. I came away impressed at the growth of songwriting on display, without any sacrifices made to their vitriolic assail. While I may not be making many returns to the album, I am curious to see where they're heading from here. Color me cautiously impressed.

Rating:2.5/5.0
DR: 7 |Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label:Iron Bonehead Productions
Websites: tetragrammacide.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/tetragrammacide
Releases Worldwide: November 3rd, 2017