This is a five-way split with four Asian bands and one European one. The first band on this is Cardiac Necropsy from Singapore. Now what is highly lame about this is that all their five songs are already present on the Necrotic Chaos/ Cardiac Necropsy split. I really wanted to hear more material from this band. Anyway, if you want to read what they sound like, go here (link to that review). Next up is Insision from Sweden. This band is going to murder your ass! The first thing I could make out about them was that they really like Cannibal Corpse. But the song structures are nothing like the standard verse-chorus-verse formats of C.C.’s. I love the bass sound on this, it’s almost like Cryptopsy’s Blasphemy Made Flesh revisited: sharp yet with plenty of bottom end punch. Insision rip through four songs of true, American-style brutal technical death metal. Insision have made the switch over to the big league by signing with Earache, and I must say, this band deserves it. Here’s to hoping they continue to churn out such savagery. Next up are Koma from Indonesia. Koma’s first song starts off with a very upbeat bassline, and then…what the fuck?? Cenotaph (Turkish) kind of grind mixed with some melodic heavy metal riffs and solos. Haha, this stuff kicks ass! It was a welcome change to listen to such fresh material. Some of the more grinding moments remind me of Kabak, and sometimes they sound like Iscaarum. Even here, the bass sounds great, just like Insision. Good stuff! Lacerate are from Thailand. Play this to any grindfreak and Thailand is the last bloody place he will think of. Chances are if you like Disgorge (US), you are going to love Lacerate. Immaculately played hyper speed riffing with the occasional pinch harmonic squeals and hyper speed drum computer…brutal! Once again, the bass sounds great! ome on, I can’t believe this, this CD keeps getting better and better… Until we reach Vrykolakas (Singapore). Not my most favorite band on this split, but well they ain’t bad either. I just don’t like this black metal kind of riffing…those fast tremolo picked notes on the higher frets. But I definitely enjoyed the old school influences in this, and the chaotic atmosphere the music tends to induce is kind of interesting. Unusual and dark death metal, I shall probably need a little more time to get used to it, and I have this feeling I will start liking it more as I listen to it again. I think my above comments don’t really require me to say anything else about this CD. Get it or DIE!