"Bludgeon the masses, with propaganda
Stealing our sons, stealing our lives
Hungry for power, to battle they go
Fire in their eyes, and rage in their souls...

...Conspire ways, to bring us hate
Spreading lies, like the devil's plague
Make their crusade, our world's fate
Death in their eyes, now blood on their souls"

(Fans will remember immediately after the 9/11 attacks, Immolation's then-homepage featured a flash animation of the wreckage and hoisting of the American flag with a superimposed text of President Bush's now infamous ultimatum, "you are either with us or with the terrorists".)

"The Struggle of Hope and Horror", a seven minute instrumental, is surprising for what it is not. As the band forgoes the predictable route of acoustic interludes and similar time filling clichés, the track instead feels like a small medley, welding together the group's sullen pinch grooves and strength of melodic upheaval with no less than four guitar solos set free inside the smoldering edifice. Despite it being unmistakably an Immolation track in feeling and delivery, it could not fit anywhere else in their entire discography. It almost has to stand alone (and above), capping a slight gamble that opens the way for similar releases of this type in the future which could benefit the band still. Recommended.