This is raw black metal crossed with aggressive punk in much the way Darkthrone did it not too far back. The punk elements tend to take a back seat in most songs, letting the black metal elements do most of the work, adding just a bit of urgency to the music that keeps it vital. The vocals would be at home on any release of tortured black metal, but also on an anarcho-punk record. They're screamed in a higher register most of the time. They're also distorted most of the time, either through a quirk of recording or through effects (which I believe is likely). It makes the entire record sound more raw, hearkening back to the four-track recordings of old. I found this to be just ok stuff. It's not as exciting as I thought it would be, on the black metal side or the punk side. I had hoped for more aggression than what's on this record - it seems too laid back. However, they do a great job of giving their music atmosphere, and it's a dark, tortured one.
