★★★★★
Death metal can be a particularly close-minded subgenre. It has a tendency towards coming up with the most compelling impressions of earlier heroes rather than breaking new ground. When done with creativity and passion, death metal can be some of the most moving, fascinating, and genuinely powerful music available (think Morbid Angel, Incantation, Atheist, Cynic, Grave, etc). However, all too often death metal can be formulaic, predictable, and almost catatonically boring...
- www.popmatters.com
2012-11-29
★★★★★
"'Symbiosis' is a definite must-hear for fans of The Faceless or Augury, although unlike those tech/prog acts, there's no downtime or clean singing here; just unending, top-tier death metal devastation." An unexpected success story in the underground metal world, Abiotic only released a single EP and didn't even bother sending out a press kit before managing to get scooped up by Metal Blade Records for a full-length release...
- www.metalunderground.com
2012-10-08
★★★★★
Sound: For fans of Technical Death Metal bands such as Necrophagist and Obscura all the way to the new age metal sounds of The Faceless, After The Burial, and Born Of Osiris. These 5 guys will deliver nothing short of an atmospherically dark and heavy sound, taking influence from all the latter bands. Once you hear this record you will immediately notice the strong aspects of not only Technical Death Metal but a slight-core influence with neo classical shred style lead guitar work...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-04-12