So. It's a ten-track disc that I first picked up in October 2010. I picked it up entirely off of the strength of the only video the band seem to have made off of the album, which is the title track 'Singularity'. I don't know if they're still a functioning band right now; this album dropped in 2009 or so (I think) and the last update we had was in 2011, cryptically saying 'people still like us?' and then 'we're in hiding'. If they are defunct, it'd be a damn shame. I suspect that the name Trustkill may have something to do with this.
The album starts off high energy and stays that way pretty much throughout. Vicious riffs, meaty bass, and an avalanche of speedy double kick bring in the first track, 'Hedonist', which pretty much showcases what the band are about: riffs, melodic leads, searing gruff vocals and soaring clean singing. The choruses are catchy as fuck without sounding forced, and will leave a man singing along for days on end. Lyrical topics are typically metal, focusing on overcoming self doubt, denouncing religion and how man is dependent on possessions. We even get a drinking song (In Vino Veritas - "pull up a can and fuck the bullshit!"). Each song is nicely distinctive from the next, and there's little to no track blending, so once you've learned which track has which name, you can instantly say which one it is without looking to the CD case.
The entire album sounds great as well - the production is tight, dense and leaves nothing unsaid by any performer (including the bassist). The only issue with any of it is during closer 'Wisdom in Regret', on which the snare seems to be largely absent. A shame, because the song rips it up.
This is a proper metal album, and I really hope we get another from these lads soon.
9/10
