The turnover in personnel has, unsurprisingly, led to significant stylistic change; most notably, the band is back down to a single bass player and twin guitars, and the production is easily the heaviest and most professional the band has seen. The result is a much more thrash-oriented headbanger's delight, and while this may initially disappoint those captivated by the eerie, dungeon-esque atmosphere of past works, it's hard not to get caught up in the sublime energy of this riff orgy. Tracks like "Deep Void" and "Animism" display the band's talent for riff sequencing, with slower melodic sections melting perfectly into adrenalin-charged finales. Listening to _Buried in Time_ while typing on the PC can be a perilous experience: my feet instinctively pummel the carpet, the monitor shakes violently and that full cup of coffee is looking precarious.

The band offers some respite from the one-hour deluge of shredding guitars with an almost jungle-like instrumental and some sombre intros and bridges towards the latter half of the album, which serve as a throwback to earlier Drape recordings. But don't fool yourself: while retaining a keen sense of melody, _Buried in Time_ is a full-on blackened thrash assault that is likely to incite dangerous driving and piss the neighbours right off. Consider yourself warned.