All this is to say that some of us should have come to the Antigama party sooner. _Meteor_ is an early 2013 pick to be -the- grind record to love. High production value gives the album teeth. Shit, those teeth have teeth. Yes, "Collapse" starts things off in predictably percussive fashion for a death-grind outing, but after feigning the obvious, _Meteor_ sets off on its own relentlessly, terrifically terrifying course. Every song, every riff is taut, strained by the massive outpouring of energy unleashed in each charging moment. "The Key" and "Prophecy" bulge with brittle intensity, and even more measured offerings like the spacious "Stargate", the electro-throbbing "Turbulence" and the groaning title track shake with bug-eyed fury.

Nothing on _Meteor_ is a letdown; no filler exists. In under a half-hour, Antigama starjam through your psyche and turn skeptics into pavement pounding poster pushers. At first, the album cover's brain hurtling through nebulae seems like bait primed for a switch. Give _Meteor_ a few listens. Cynicism will not survive.