"Type II" melds the melodic metal of Sweden's finest with brutal hardcore breaks, chunky screamed vocals and the off-kilter instrumental madness that Candiria has trademarked. It's an odd sort of concotion actually, but very interesting as well. One minute you'll be banging your head to the greatest Slayer-lifted riff only to be whisked away into another world where you're sitting in some sleazy bar listening to some guy jam out improvised jazz meanderings, then back into the metal which blends so well it leaves you wondering if that bridge part even existed. The only thing I can find wrong with this CD are the vocals. The choked screams work out great, but during a few parts of the CD, a clean voice comes into the picture. It's totally uneffective and a huge turnoff in the midst of great musicianship and brutality.

Sung vocals aside, this album is multi-faceted and deserves lots of critical attention. I'm actually mad at myself for not having checked into these guys earlier.