Revenge - Victory.Intolerance.Mastery (2004)^{Release ID: 4783}

The second full-length from this Canadian war metal duo offers much the same as their debut album "Triumph.Genocide.Antichrist" from the previous year i.e. a short, savage & relentless storm of blast beats & screaming vocals that will invariably get your blood pumping if you're a fan of this niche extreme metal subgenre. As always, Revenge showcase a strong passion for grindcore, although the production job doesn't allow for much in the way of variation or articulation. There's not really much of a need for it though as everything flies by like an out-of-control battering ram, leaving the listener holding on for dear life. I think I enjoy "Victory.Intolerance.Mastery" slightly more than Revenge's other more popular releases like "Triumph.Genocide.Antichrist" & "Behold.Total.Rejection" but there's not really much point in separating them from each other as they're all basically the same shit (as hinted at with the series of very similar album covers). I will say that I was on my way to a four-star rating for the first five tracks here but the quality level just tailed off a bit through the end of the tracklisting which saw me falling just short. The damage was already done though & I'm not sure I ever expect Revenge to produce something deep & meaningful anyway. They're very much a role player whose aim is to satisfy a well-defined need & they do what they do well. I'm just not sure that they'll ever really change my world with this sort of offering.

For fans of Conqueror, Diocletian & Blasphemy.