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at this point I am glad that bloodline spent all that time and fans' money promoting suicide commando's new album. it did take me two singles to get into the new sound of the band and finally start enjoying it. the change from the old material is obvious and at first I was not sure if I could accept faster, more driving and seemingly more traditional sound of suicide commando, which turned out to be only one of the new directions johan explored on the album.

ten explosive tracks put together on one album certainly leave a strong impression, building intensity with each successive song. as I mentioned before, creaking, broken minimalism of early suicide commando has been sped up, at times made more danceable sacrificing some of the heaviness and abrasiveness of earlier albums (I still think that "critical stage" had some of the most intense and powerful suicide commando tracks). but after hearing tracks like "body count proceed," "hellrasier," highly danceable "comatose delusion" with their mix of flowing electro and broken abrasive beats, mixing melody and ferocity into one explosive package, I can say I do like the new direction the band took, and I am glad to see the progression after a number of similar-sounding albums.

both "run" and "blood in face" present a peculiar mix of almost rhythm'n'noise-like pummeling compressed percussion and some ebm/electro elements. while they are not the best ones on the album, they certainly give an idea of where johan might go in future.

militancy of "love breeds suicide" is followed by crushing force of slower "slaves" that closes the album. this track certainly keeps the intensity and heaviness of earlier albums, while paying more attention to melody and overall fluidity of the sound.

overall, this is a very powerful and diverse album that does not break any new grounds, but is a great change for suicide commando and an incredibly solid and impressive work, hinting new directions for suicide commando in future.