shawn eldridge plays drums on two of my favorite metal releases of this year, dark fortress, and this one by ruinous.  to cut straight to the chase, skip to minute marker 3.16 on drarmarks, the third cut on this lp.  the drum pattern is berserk, like the engine of a car sputtering out as it bursts into flames careening headlong off of a cliff.  the drums on this record seem to change patterns every eight bars or so.  this makes for a thrilling listen.  ruinous deal in death metal.  the bass is all muscle, way up in the mix.  the guitar is fast, limber, manic and crushing.  it's stunning that such a humongeous racket is kicked up by only three people.  there are mistakes in the playing left in there, and i wouldn't have it any other way.  it's human, and it sounds like the band is in the room with you, trying its very best to blow your house down.  

_mink nun