_Terra Incognito_ is a mildly enjoyable album: Lindberg's usual screams occasionally go into lower registers than usual, and there's a definitely impressive sound emanating from the pounding riffs and rhythm work -- often quite straightforward, but very pronounced and commited. A hard album to judge, _Terra Incognito_ is neither a headbang-inducing riff-fest nor a considerably doom-infused album; it's less doomy and more pounding than its predecessor, but it's clear that The Great Deceiver are still very much doing their own thing rather than trying to create easy music for a given target audience. For my taste _A Venom Well Designed_ is much more enjoyable, but _Terra Incognito_ is still a good album that might even turn out to be more attractive for other listeners.