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With an almost alchemical ease, Proverbial Lambs to the Ultimate Slaughter is pure and total death metal in songwriting and utterly black metal in its overall atmosphere. Grandiose 'n' gutted riffing collides with serpentine structures that twist and turn in a most diabolical manner. The massive 'n' molten recording ably amplifies the dizzying depths FAITHXTRACTOR here plumb, with Ash's absolutely blood-sick vocals spitting venom atop. Unconcerned with scene schemes and useless labeling tags, simply put, is a great METAL record - just that it's heavy metal of the darkest and most deathly order. Long one of modern metal's best-kept secrets, with Proverbial Lambs to the Ultimate Slaughter will FAITHXTRACTOR achieve the acclaim they so rightly deserve. Step forward for slaughter...