On , a team of metalcore veterans team up to bring their considerable musical might to bear on the maiden voyage of their supergroup, . Made up of members of , , and , the group's pedigree puts it solidly in the realm of high-intensity heaviness. With groups like these, there's often the danger of the project coming across as half-baked, but even from the opening moments of , it's clear aren't just putzing around in the studio for fun. Right out of the gate, "A New Beginning" comes storming out of the gate with every intention of ripping the listener's head clean off with its pounding drums and ominous guitar riffs. Over the course of the next couple of tracks, though, reveal themselves to be more emotionally nuanced than that, allowing songs like the grimly titled "Embracing the Torture" to open up with some sung choruses to provide a respite from former vocalist ' brutal bellows. While this might not be these guys' day jobs, it's clear that they're taking the album seriously with an album of driving metalcore that will quickly dismiss any notions of this being a vanity project for the members to kill time and use up creative castaways from their other gigs. Instead, use their wealth of experience to their advantage to make the kind of solidly written and expertly performed album that fans of the members' other work will no doubt be expecting from them. ~ Gregory Heaney