The first ten seconds of opening and title track may be a little too Yngwie Malmsteen for some tastes, but once the brief burst of unnecessarily flash lead guitar has been dispensed of, Monstrosity are all business; the business of melodic death metal to be precise. This isn't just another rehash of Sweden's glory days either -- across the album's ten tracks the Floridian quintet display a depth of songwriting skill that after 2003's _Rise to Power_ will stun more than a few.

It's not just the melodies either though. By turns, Monstrosity deliver technical ("Sacred Oblivion"), groovy ("Apostles of the Endless Light") and atmospheric ("The Inhuman Race"); each song bristling with its own individual character. And truly, if that isn't enough to pique the greater metal-listening world's attention, they need to turn up their fucking hearing-aids.