The lyrical focus is an examination of the various socio-political ills that plague contemporary society, akin to Nasum. The use of spoken word samples is unfortunate, but they are in-between songs and thus more easily ignored, and something they are sure to discard as they develop their art. Their mid-length songs, averaging around four minutes, allow the tracks to reach fruition as 'proper' songs in every sense of the word; all too often grind material sounds more like ideas for songs than a properly developed number. _USoA_ manages to avoid the typical pitfalls that plague many bands operating in this realm, to produce a respectable independent entrant that provides a heavy, occasionally melodic listen that stands out all the more from the hordes due its apparent ordinariness.