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On their fourth album, Cataract continue to do what they do best: combine strong rhythm guitars, pounding bass, rampaging bass, and raging scream vocals. For sure, this has been done to death before, and frankly, there's nothing new about Cataract's music, but the genre's fans will be pleased nonetheless.

After the slow, doomy intro, the band quickly offers "War of Cultures", replete with numerous hardcore breakdowns, cool drum fills, and heavy, really heavy guitar work. The best thing about Cataract is that their riffs are more innovative than most others bands' and they really know how to compose a song that rocks. Mind you, guitar solos are terribly missing throughout the album, they do get into a Slayer-esque twin lead on the aggressive "Denial of Life", and really try out a thrash metal experiment during the middle section of "On This Graveyard", a song that boasts fierce riffery and a tenacious rhythm quality. "March with Your Battleforce" is perhaps their most complex song, as it reeks of dynamic twin guitar work where both guitarists inject intricate chord progressions into the sound while retaining a distinct Euro thrash metal like vibe through its course. The opening of "Sacrificed for the Wealth" is bound the catch the attention of any drummer who is concerned with perfect timing and a thick bottom. Up until "Unforgotten", the band plows through the same formula, but at least the aggression that's meant to define the metalcore genre is maintained. "Unforgotten" has a slightly death metal touch to it in that the vocals and the staccato riffs are woven around a more non-hardcore song structure.

If you're not a fan of hardcore and metalcore or the newer material of Slayer, chances are you won't enjoy Cataract. Otherwise, it's worth a listen for sure.

This is a must have if you are reading this you are probably looking for something heavy. This is fast. Guitarists are freakin riff masters. Hooks in every song. I listen and hear more music. Opens my ear to create more from them. Really, this guy on vocals sounds like Phil, but is Fedi this Swiss guy. Drums very tight. Double bass, snares killer. Lyics excellent powerful. Top 5 of 2006.

Good stuff. Not terribly original, but if your're going to follow the crowd you better do it well. And Cataract does. There riffs are nice and heavy with some good drumming to back it up. Check it out!

yeah the lyrics have hardcore elements but in my opinion this is a thrash album I have been listening to it for like 6 months now in my shuffle and the more I hear it the more suprised I am that its Cataract, sure they're European but dont hold it against them they still kick major azz. If you like metal you won't be dissappointed

A cross between Slayer and then everything else that's Hardcore. What you get here is an ear-blistering recording of fast lyrics that stretch the limits of the singers vocal chords, with ear-crunching riffs from left to right. I'm usually not a fan of high-pitched screaming, but the low thud of riffs put out seem to balance the album out a bit. That is why Slayer and bands alike are bearable. If I had to listen to Tom Araya's voice by itself all day, I'd shoot myself.

What I was amazed at most by listening to this recording is the overall melodic groove that's involved here. Like newer Slayer, these guys will slow it down for you a bit and get you into a good rhythm for a couple of minutes before bashing your brains in with non-stop thrashin' and screaming. Not for the faint of heart, but good for the old school metalhead.

Like APIARY if you don't have this disc you suck and you need to get it. It will not disapoint.