At the end of 2006 I received Burning Skies’ third album entitled Desolation, which blew me the fuck away. Their infectious grooving metal caught my attention from start to finish, and now the follow-up to that album has reached our office. I once again plunge into the world of Burning Skies, and I love every minute of it!

 

Once again Burning Skies kicks the listener in the head with their mixture of hardcore, metal(core) and death metal, or deathcore for short. Main thing with their music is still the phenomenal groove parts, together with the traditional hardcore passages and death metal beatings. Anyone into bands like Slayer, Machine Head, Chimaira and Devildriver should be an instant fan when hearing this.

 

At first I felt like Greed.Filth.Abuse.Corruption didn’t live up to the expectations I had, based on the previous album. But the more I play it, the more it grows on me. I think this one is slightly more aggressive, which is partially caused because of the high-pitched screams (which I think are produced by one of the guitarists) and because of the higher dose of pig squeals. More mayhem on this record indeed. The only minor about this record is that it again lasts for a mere half an hour, I need more you bastards!

 

Fans of the bands mentioned above should give this one a try. Grooving brutal metal, in other words; fun for the whole family! Mosh it up!