This old-school sound would be expanded upon further in later albums, where it would be enhanced by an improved production. Stupid song titles aside, this a powerful album by an underrated and oft-ignored band. _TFG_ ends with a blistering cover of Mayhem's "Buried by Time and Dust", unnecessarily assisted by Necrobutcher on bass. Their cover is more belligerent than the original, with outright aggression supplanting the groove.

Since this is a re-release, there are of course bonus tracks, from the _Master of..._ 7", originally released on Drakkar.

The astute reader may wonder why I am spent most of the review focusing on how this album compares to their other material. With the benefit of hindsight, this is a limbo album; they have abandoned the more derivative aspects in favour of a ballsier, more old-school, approach, but not quite as refined as it would be on later material. Nonetheless, _The Fire God_ remains a recommended purchase.