We got our first warning with Eight Moons. Hard Edged metal , aggressive, faithful to the Metal sound John K left us with in 1993, but it was adapted and brought forward to more contemporary landscapes.

The Empires of the Worlds not only made Biomechanical to be seriously noticed as a forced to be reckoned with but has shown that the band can offer something refreshing in Metal and has the potency to do so.

And now Cannibalised has come out to not only end the concept of this trilogy but also to finish off the unsuspecting listener .

Much more aggressive than it's predecessor, as hard as this sounds to believe, Cannibalised brings Biomechanical in such levels of intensity , energy and heaviness, that there is a chance some people won't be able to take in everything in one go.

But the more you listen to it the more you discover the treasures inside this music, the more you realize that everything is there:

Opener Fallen In Fear could be the most honored homage to Painkiller in 2008. The tracks Consumed and Through Hatred Arise give the necessary space for John K to develop a film score of a movie that he can only visualize. Predatory prays on you with its almost Fear Factory style guitars and Violent Descent will seduce even Death Metal listeners.

The epitome of modern metal is right here. An amalgamation of the soul and power of Pantera and Machine Head, the personality of Priest and Halford, the derailing character of Death on the 'Sound of Perseverance' period, the forward thinking of Strapping Young Lad and Messuggah and of that something 'truly individual' that shines through bands like Nevermore.

As far as the sound is concerned the collaboration of John with Chris Tsangarides not only produced the best results but it works on a completion level. The sensibility and experience of the great producer has merged perfectly with the film scoring , almost symphonic production of the sound and the ideas of the artist.

We are talking about a dense album, treacherous, sweeping, album - and this is a part of it's destructive beauty.

But it is also a work of complete cohesion, worked to it's smallest detail, as an individual album and also with short injections from Eight Moons and The Empires of the Worlds. Every note, every little bit has something to say and to add to the entire outcome. Like a heavy film script, it grabs the listener by the throat and tells the story with such tension and aggressiveness that when it's finished you know you can't take it anymore but at the same time you need it. You ask for it again and again.

Cannibalised might be a tall order to take in all at once but it would be the same with a film that needs your unconditional devotion in order to unlock it. But the payoff comes from within the experience that it offers you. Through the journey of emotions that it takes you and its sheer energy that it emotes.

2008 has started really well. Not only from the point of view that Heavy Metal is alive and well (proved with releases like this one) but also that it has a very prosperous future. And if Cannibalised is a sign of things to come then the future is very good indeed….

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