This is one of those discs that's relatively good as a bargain bin find, but outside of that context really isn't that memorable. The band mixes thrash, death, and unfortunately some more modern influences from groove metal and -core. The death metal influences really help beef this up and make it more enjoyable overall, but again, this exists in such an overcrowded metal scene that it's not very hard to find something better without the modern influences. They're also guilty of cutting very decent fast and thrashy parts short with groovy breakdowns or generic stompy mosh riffs--this is almost always the case with the bands that have thrash mixed in as a component with more modern styles, and it's always a shame to hear. Ugh. Vocals aren't super aggro, but they're gruff and feel a bit on the forced side, lending more HC-comparisons (speaking of vocals, just as an aside, I was surprised to learn that the vocalist/bassist was in the mid-'90s DM band Umbilical Strangulation...While not the most original stuff out there, I still think their Wild Rags mCD was better than this Cold War Survivor album, but alas, since I paid 5 or 6 bucks for it, I can't cover it here).
Despite my criticisms, just as a cheap metal indie CD I bought blindly, it's quite ok. Worth the $2.
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