Suffocation – ...Of The Dark Light

The once-new album of the great Suffocation really became a new chapter in the career. There is an obvious evolution of the band here, which is not easy enough for the old fan guard to accept... and what to do!? Now the album looks like a kind of prudently thought-out, composed and redorded for a cold head, and surgical precision emphasizes the healthy cynicism of the authors of this music: they are gutting here unceremoniously and in cold blood, they first loudly pulled on a latex glove and picked up a sterilized scalpel instead of the usual butcher's ax.

The album is a monolith, the tracks changing "in one breath", the compositions are cut from pieces of different dynamics and are full of difficult technical elements. Perhaps this is the most technical Suffocation album. Athough the band has always played quite powerfully and variously, demonstrating the level of mastery of musical instruments, this time it turned out to be a very concentrated piece of music, with a pronounced atmosphere and at the same time a specific dry sound. At first it was unusual, but in the end the album made a proper impression - it's just great!

The regular edition is well done, a gatefold with lyrics and a typical set of information. The vinyl is very thin, feels even less than 140 grams, but my copy sounds perfect. Of course, it was possible to make the release more interesting for a Suffocation-level band. This album deserves to be released on solid heavy vinyl and with some exclusive design elements. But for this money, this release is not bad, for lack of alternatives. Before buying vinyl, I had this album on disc for many years and of course vinyl sounds better. Vinyl perfectly conveys the nature of this music: excellent dynamics, more "muscular" rhythm section, more punching guitars. Vinyl adds some warmth to this deadly cold Death Metal =) Otherwise, my copy playbacks flawlessly, cleanly and quietly.

No issues with my copy. Got it for $20 on Amazon and arrived in perfect condition and sounds fantastic.

Strictly limited edition of badly pressed, warped piece of.. work.
What's up with NB and its record presses? There's no QA whatsoever