The first album is the Truth……..Beyond Recognition album from 2003. They have not worked on the sound or re-recorded it, so the sound is still the same, which isn’t that bad, but it gets annoying when you listen it too long. The songs are all quite technical and the vocals performed by Ian are certainly not bad to hear. I can’t give you a clearer match than with Despised Icon and on some points even Cephalic Carnage. The vocals are screamy grunts, variegated with deep growls, however the screaming is taking the upper hand, which I find a bit irritating, as I love the deep growls and grunts. When the vocals resemble with pigs in a pigsty I love it!!

 

The second album is a compilation of their first EP and some demo’s from the past. When I played this disc, I heard their previous vocalist for the first time, goddamn that’s a lot more brutal and guttural, which I prefer. Ian is very good too, but I like the vocals on this piece way better. The music however is less interesting, as it is your standard and forward death metal we know too well.

For a beginning band, Neuraxis certainly have reached a nice level, signed with Relapse and it was a good idea to bring out their old shit on one easy disc. I would say that this album is a very good way for getting to know this Canadian band. I really recommend this album for every fan of Despised Icon and Cephalic Carnage and certainly would say that Relapse have done a nice one with this action! I would have bought this record if I did not have to review it, so perhaps that says quite enough.