_Psychogenocide_ is Nervecell's second studio album, and it presents a more mature sound than its predecessor _Preaching Venom_. The album kicks off with the beautifully melancholic two minute "Anemic Assurgency", which is played on the oud. The band's dynamism and creativity doesn't wait too long to probe its neck out; that is what "Upon an Epidemic Scheme" will have you thinking. A rather intriguing track on this frenetic _Psychogenocide_ is "Shunq (To the Despaired... King of Darkness)". The word Shunq (pronounced with a raspy, back of the throat K) is the Arabic word for hanging, as in death by hanging. The intrigue however, is not in the name but in the lyrics. The track has Arabic and English lyrics both sung in the standard death metal growl and with guest vocals from Nile's monster Karl Sanders.

There are quite a few memorable moments on this album that are worth mentioning. The riffing quality on "All Eyes on Them", "Psychogenocide" and the powerful album closer "Nation's Plague" makes a very good first impression that manages to keep its tightness after repeated listens. The duplex guitar unit complements its pummeling collection of riffs with some solos that will have any guitar aficionado cry out to the heavens and raise his fists in approval. The aforementioned "Upon an Epidemic Scheme" and the instrumental "The Taste of Betrayal" are but two examples of where you can find that impressive guitar work of which I speak.

I have to say that I wasn't expecting to enjoy this album as much when I first listened to it, and I fail to find a reason for this. After many listens, I can honestly say that _Psychogenocide_ is an enjoyable death metal album with a lot of talent and effort put into its creation. Nervecell definitely seems to be going down the right path as far as the evolution of a death metal band is concerned; of course it helps when you have Karl Sanders and David Haley on board.