I must have bad taste because I really love the sound and production here, and especially appreciate the synth intros. Rotten to the core British Death Metal.

Pre-ordered the album based on the artwork and the fact that the riffs in one of the preview songs remind me of early Unleashed.

Edit: Just finished my first listen and every song kills. Definitely pick this up if you’re into OSDM and are looking for something that isn’t another Incantation worship band!

What Chaotian has achieved here is a death metal tradition - that is creating a debut album that is a perfect representation of the genre in it’s pure form. An absolute barrage of riffs that remind me of the glory days of Monstrosity and Sinister, and the dark asphyxiating atmosphere of Immolation. Despite these comparisons Chaotian have created an album that doesn’t truly sound like any other band. The only problem is: how can they top this album moving forward? Highly fucking recommended.

Easily one of the most 'old school' Black Metal albums to be released in the last few decades. While many bands that worship the classics 'sound' old, XI actually feels old. Listening to this album is like discovering some lost gem from the early 90s. I hear echoes early Rotting Christ and Samael (especially Blood Ritual), with some Brazilian weirdness and Zé do Caixão (Coffin Joe) movie atmospheres. Highly recommended.