Decidedly striking here is the ability of their two guitarists, Aaron Conti and Mark Kelley, to shred their way through more hooks than a "Hellraiser" movie. Add it to a superb production job, and tracks like "Transapient Beast", "Sleep of Reason" and the particularly blistering opening gambit of "Eternal Now" are elevated from a being just another tired racket to songs you may well find yourself wanting to hear more than once.

You still shouldn't count on seeing The Red Death referred to as the most innovative band on the planet anytime soon, but if your copy of _Deathrace King_ is worn out, you could do significantly worse than to pick up a copy of _Godmakers_ the next time you check into your local music merchant.