Classic Judas Priest line-up, first release together since ’90’s Painkiller, the best-sounding release they ever had, and the one I reach for most often.
Abacus comes through again with genre-bending metalcore. The drummer kills. Breakdowns, blastbeats, duelling Swedish melodic leads all over the place, death roar, hardcore bark, screamy howl, huge production.
Delicate interludes, dueling twin leads, dense production, snakespit vocalist with some bass to the hiss, and some Gothic female vocals thrown in, cuz why not?
Straight-ahead hardcore, no Swedish metal soloing or spiky hair and eye make-up. Just hardcore with tuff vocals and group shout choruses and breakdowns.