In the torrent of "innovative" death/grind bands these days, it can be hard to find something that's actually heavy and lacks really annoying pretensions. Asterisk is one of those rare bands that varies what they do in order to pummel you, and for no other reason. Owing more sound-wise to the legendary, totally fucked, over-the-top maniacism of Switzerland's overlooked Fear of God than they do to the more current "innovative" sound of Berklee School of Music clowns trying to sound like Melt Banana, Asterisk has produced a masterpiece of 21st Century aggression. There's a little bit of compli-core, but it rarely sounds damningly contrived. No, any fan of ultra pummel shouldn't hesitate. Anyone with ears craving the end of the world can get a good fix with Asterisk.