The delightful sounds of agonizing torture -- a fitting description of
Rose Funeral's 2009 release,
Resting Sonata. You can run but you can't hide from this hailstorm of part Cookie Monster/part Wicked Witch vocals and mathematically improbable riffs and blast beats. The lyrics? Good luck trying to decipher them without the aid of a lyric sheet, but with such titles as "Sodomizer," "Remain in Dirt," and "Left to Rot," it's all one long flogging of extreme metal fury. As with many bands that fit under the "extreme metal" umbrella, there's not an awful lot of variety here, but by this point, it's almost become a prerequisite with this metallic style/approach. Prepare to be dominated! ~ Greg Prato