Churning and cymbal ridden, the backbone of
Trephine is certainly mosh-friendly. Add blazing, intricate riffs that recall the finest work in black metal and an inescapable tension is created. When not invoking a Norwegian nightfall, the rhythm work shares a page with
Pantera's Dimebag Darrell, right down to the shrieking harmonics. Though sure to please fans of Hatebreed and
Earth Crisis,
Trephine have an identity all their own; defiant and to the point but also technical and solid. ~ Matthew Kantor