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Author's product rating:   

Originality	Groundbreaking
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Good
Value for Money	Excellent

Advantages:	Heavy as you like it, pounding drum beats, amazing riffs
Disadvantages:	None unless you're a pop fan

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

This is the second album from Zyklon. Tracks:

1. Psyklon Aeon
2. Core Solution
3. Subtle Manipulation
4. Two Thousand Years
5. No Names Above The Names
6. Prophetic Method, The
7. Specimen Eruption
8. Electric Current
9. Eclectic Manner

The first track has become an anthem for fans of the Norwegian metallers. The apocalyptic lyrics and blast beats, as well as Destructhors impressively lightning-fast yet precise guitar work all compete for your attention, making each track interesting. The album is less of a musical landscape than the songs of Emperor (which share members with Zyklon, and Myrkskog) and has more of a death metal than a black metal feel to it.

Trym as a drummer, it could be argued, is the fastest and most innovative. Whilst songs such as "Core Solution" and "Subtle Manipulation" primarily roar death metal at you, the guitar harmonies add a black metal feel to the piece- there is no mistaking Samoth.

Some fans see this as a step down from the bands first album "World Ov Worms", but if anything it has a more extreme edge and is far more diverse than other death metal music out there. More sophisticated than Deicide and more brutal than Emperor- buy this album and you won't look back!