Doomdeath-tinged funeral doom with added atmospheric effects and keyboards, as well as nebulous growls for vocals. Compared to a super minimalist funeral doom band, the various extra effects make it somewhat more listenable, but it still doesn't escape being quite monotonous, as the song lengths far outrun any good ideas. The overall atmosphere is quite bleak, but there aren't any truly crushing riffs to get excited about. The effects and keyboard work are utilized better on "Feed the Whore" than the band's other originals, and it would make for solid atmospheric background music, but I had serious trouble staying focused for the entire 17 min.+ duration of the song.
The two short parts of "Repulsugloid" stand out slightly among the doomier fare because they incorporate brief fast parts that sound quite death- or goregrindy (because of the thickness of the guitars, this section in the first part is even a little old Mortician-esque). These fast parts also result in a very artificial-sounding performance from the drum machine, but that may have been intentional.
The most interesting track by far is their version of "Silent Night." Yeah, the Christmas carol. It's not at all as corny as it sounds. Ironically, the doomier parts didn't catch my ear as much as the synth-only middle where the guitars drop off, as this section is a quite beautiful (and faithful) rendition.
Purely as a bargain bin find, this wasn't bad for a dollar, but it failed to leave much of a lasting impression on me.
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