’Dust’ from death metallers MASTIC SCUM is a grower that I actually hated the very first time I gave it a listen. But of course I gave it another chance... and another... and suddenly everything fell into the right place.

The heavy... and I mean heavy riffs, the guitar runs, the drumming... it all came to life. ‘Dust’ transformed from being boring and dull to one hell of a death metal album. And it’s the guitar runs that did it for me. MASTIC SCUM have managed to string together 12 tracks that contains melody without sounding sappy. Yes... it can be done. MASTIC SCUM is the living proof.

The more I listen to ‘Dust’ the more I like it. I find it quite amazing how well they blend down tuned riffs with fast yet melodic runs without losing their brutality. Amazing.

And that’s actually all you need to know. Go buy it... throw it in your player and just let it blossom and after a few spins you’ll discover an album you can’t live without.

Nice one.