Desolation sounds

"The moody, textural intro to "Chains" features spooky harmonies from guest vocalist Helena Coan before launching into a sludgy, pounding assault that violently alternates between the song's two disparate sections. Elsewhere, the vibed-out dirge "Cease to Exist" falls squarely between the grabby melodic thump of "Death Valley Blues" and the harsh, complex punk of album-closer "Swan Song," with its epic finale which culminates in a wash of feedback creak and mournful acoustic guitar. Gallows are certainly not getting any happier, but they've got torment down to a science".

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"On the caustic '93/93' they take it a step further by quoting directly from Aleister Crowley's school of occult philosophy ("Love is the law! Love under will!"). Lyrically and musically, Gallows are a very different band from the one who made `Grey Britain', and the fact that you can't imagine them making this album (or its predecessor) with Carter will remain a deal-breaker for some. Who's to say what might have been for Gallows? All we know is that we haven't lost our appetite for what's still to come".

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