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Already the eighth album of this Italian death combo. All songs have a subject about ways to die. Nice to know, but the music has to do the talking. On this new album the band has created a dark combination of black/death with some symphonic keyboard parts.

Opener "Insomnia" has some fine guitar leads and on "Living Nightmare" the keys play a key role. "Absence of Faith" sounds more like a mid-tempo doom song with a gothic touch. "The World Will Die in Flames" is a track with a lot of groove and the song "Anxiety" stands out because of the female vocal parts. Variety enough on that part. But, I have my questions about the vocals of Stefan Fiori; his grunts and screams get a little boring after a while. This album is nevertheless full of brutal death parts and due to the keyboards they bring a melodic shade into their music.

A nice (melodic) death metal album that will not end in top of the end of the year list, but is certainly worth listening to.

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