Another class effort from Dave and the boys, this one is maybe even better than the previous release United Abominations. WIth new shredmaestro Chris Broderick on board there are more insane hyperspeed solos scattered about the album than you can shake a stick at, as he and Dave go for broke within the first few seconds of the opening instrumental track. Yee-fucking-ha. Songs are consistently solid with tons of cranking riffs, a couple have a flavour of the good old days of no-frills thrash to add to the album's overall polished Rust In Piece-era vibe. There's an ill advised half-ballad thing toward the end with the fittingly sappy title The Hardest Part of Letting Go...Sealed With A Kiss (ugh), but overall this is a great big pile of good metal times for the headbangers. If the band keep this level of quality up, the next album could be an absolute barnstormer with the return of Junior.
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