ION

Radically altering their notoriously murky, suffocating production style, the enigmatic Australian collective opted for a razor-sharp, incredibly crisp recording for their fifth album. This terrifying clarity perfectly highlights their dizzying, impossibly complex dissonant riffing and erratic blast beats, resembling a high-speed collision of electrical noise. The project was heavily praised by extreme metal fans for exposing the sheer, terrifying technicality hidden beneath their aesthetic.