Apparently, The band has created a storyline/comic book to go along with their first release. Let's get into the story... Near the end of the Ice Age, somewhere in South America, there was a gigantic Sloth ,who one day was combing the snowy terrain in search of a feast when he was suddenly engulfed by an enormous avalanche. Subsequently, the Sloth couldn't escape the icy grave that lay over him. Despite nature's best shot, the sumbitch didn't die. No, he lay unharmed for the next ten thousand years until one day, in the dawn of the upright man, he was found by local village people who believed he was a God sent to protect them from their enemies. Stupidly, these idiots thawed him out, then woke him. After waking the sleeping giant they nursed him back to health, and while doing so, they made a set of the finest armor worn only by the bravest souls. The people were hoping that one day soon he would rise and strike down all who opposed them. Well, they didn't have to wait long, the sloth did rise but rather than slaughtering their enemies he made quick work of them and anything else in sight. The sloth had a deep, deep bloodlust and the more people he killed, the more he craved. And seeing as the village idiots that nursed him back to life had made him a set of virtually indestructible armor, nothing could stop the beast. Supposedly, the sloth's whereabouts are unknown, he could still be wandering the mountainside in search of fresh meat or he could have met his untimely doom.

It's no secret that this is far-fetched as hell, but I'll be damned if it isn't creative and so far out of the norm that it's fun. In nine hymns the band manages to get this story out. It's told through flesh-ripping guitar riffs, a brain-damaging back-beat and vocals that'll strip-mine your entire existence. I didn't really read too much into the music, as much as I did the storyline of the cd. These fellows really know how to get your attention and retain it. Keep one thing in mind though, in no shape form or fashion is this anything outside of Doom/Sludge Metal. It's traditional but there are new elements added to the mix, mainly the vocal approach. Is it some of the best Doomy music I've heard this year? Sure it is. I don't necessarily have a favorite track, but I'm quite fond of the slower grinding style of play found on "Hats Made Of Veal And That New Car Scent", "A Distant Pond From The Rivers Of Human Limelight" and "The Family That Slays Together Stays Together". I'd like to mention that the inlay of this disc folds out into a very nice comic, wherein you can read the story of the Sloth and his treachery. I wouldn't recommend this cd to everybody, only people with a vivid imagination and who like concept albums. If you're a slow thinker or you don't think at all, this disc is not for you; only sick people who think for themselves.