Mortal Sin - Psychology of Death (2011)^{Release ID: 8221}

Holy mother of god! What happened to this band? Though I have always admired Mortal Sin, I'd also be the first to admit that they have never even come close to being contenders. Every album has had a handful of cool tracks, but by and large their output has been hit or miss pretty much from the beginning.

Imagine my absolute shock when this puppy landed on my playlist. Gone are the mid-tempo lazy pseudo-thrash leanings, monotonous vocals and the vanilla songwriting. This is an unbridled angry beast from start to finish. Excellent arrangements, extremely tight performances, dynamic vocals and addictive hooks are all just dripping from this album. I'm proud of these guys. After 25yrs in the business, they FINALLY got it right. Sadly, the band split following this album. Talk about lousy timing, since this could've given them some much needed momentum. What a swan song though.