Beyond Extinction ‘The Fatal Flaws of Humankind’ EP

‘God Complex’ is angry from the get go and increases in intensity very quickly. The sound has a slight nu-metal edge to it, reminding me of Spineshank’s ‘Heights of Callousness’ (one of my first favourite albums as a teenager). ‘Apex Predator’ is venomous. Vocalist Jess Harmer sounds pissed off. The riffs aren’t complex and don’t need to be with a track like this. Guitars and drums are precise, and we get slower moments of downtuned guitars to close the track out. ‘Bones Like Branches’ is a brutal affair, with galloping breakdowns and another impressive vocal performance from Harmer. This is my highlight of the album. That’s not to say that closing tack ‘A Face Without Features’ is to be forgotten about. Probably the heaviest track on this EP, a fitting close to the proceedings.