Not a bad five tracks, but unfortunately overshadowed (in terms of originality at least) by the distinctive style of Opus Forgotten. Taking a base of DM-infused Norse brutality, OF add a liberal dose of solo violin to their black metal chaos, tingeing their sound with an intruiging -- if not entirely comfortable -- incongruency. It's hard to decide if the violin is boon or bane to their otherwise run-of-the-mill compositions. At times, it charges the music with a dazzling urgency, but at its worst, clashes miserably and disrupts the momentum of perfectly good guitar passages. Nevertheless, the seven tracks are entertaining enough, and moments of brilliance suggest the band's potential with some practice and a little compositional maturity.