Solarflesh opens up in all its elaborate glory with the ominous, plodding, militarian ?Watchful Eye of Doom.? Strongly resembling a death march, the track includes contributions by Greek singer Androniki Skoula (Chaostar) and the unusual combination of her Hellenic influence along with the huge drum beat drive up your anticipation levels. Trigger the brutal death metal bloodshed, there's more to follow ? from ?Eternal Might? right through to the last note on ?Mesmerized,? Solarflesh is packed with distorted, sludgy sometimes downright plodding, catchy guitar solos (courtesy of ATF Sinner and Destroyer) and contrasting rabid blast beats (al la Hexen). As musicians these guys are tight ? possibly somewhat stuck in their ways and playing it safe, but technically Hate barrage you, quite successfully, with the full and brutal force of their wrath.

Over and above ?Watchful Eye of Doom,? Androniki's Hellenic influence is tightly interwoven into the rest of the album and its at its most notable on ?Festival of Slaves? ?Mesmerized? and the album's title track. This unusual chanting, Greek, folksy, surreal feel perfectly offsets ATF Sinner's morbid, darkly cloaked visions and nightmares (By Madam X)