This isn't Converge's best, far from it, but it's still pretty good. Whilst maintaining the usual chaos, they've added a bit of Dillinger Escape Plan-esque mathy bits here, which is a little unpalatable for me. It's recommended to fans of that style and fans of Converge, but those looking for an introduction would do much better to start with Jane Doe or No Heroes.
CHAOS. Shit, this is one of the most chaotic albums I've ever heard and I like bestial black metal. A rightful classic of its genre, although I couldn't care less about the struggles that Bannon howls about, this is a damn near perfect modern hardcore album.
Although Converge's cathartic style that would become their trademark hadn't really come through on this, it's still a good album, although not really one for most metal fans I'm sure, due to the heavy similarities it bears with both screamo and... emoviolence (although I'm not sure the latter is the correct term).
