is able to find beauty -- as odd as that may sound -- in the extreme elements of . Much more than mere artists, this Swedish sextet understands the importance of melody (usually minor key) and texture (occasionally ), and their hurtling aggression is imbued with a dark, sense of composition, rather than the atonal chromaticism favored by similar (particularly American) acts. should please fans who appreciate both 's extreme qualities and 's musicality, but it may not appeal to purists from either camp. ~ Andy Hinds