★★★★★
It would be nice to call a "coming-of-age" record for Fallujah, their evolution from an unremarkable deathcore group into one of tech-death's most novel exhibits has been nothing short of amazing, and yet - incredible as it may be - they still have room to improve. The Californian quintet's sophomore album expands on last year's in the most grandiose fashion imaginable, culminating in a delightfully rich blend of elaborate instrumentation and fluid ambient textures...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2014-08-18
★★★★★
One thing that progressive death metal band Fallujah has going for them is consistency. I can both stand by my relative apathy regarding 2013's , and still argue it was a harbinger of things to come: the EP, stone-fisted in delivery, served as a collection of gargantuan riffs accentuated by appropriately responsive production. When Fallujah went heavy, they didn't let you miss it- and by the time you were pining for something a bit different, they dropped respite in the form of "Silent"...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2014-08-09
★★★★★
"For a blend of devastating death and sonically entertaining prog, you'd be hard pressed to find something more interesting that's come out in recent memory than this sophomore offering from Fallujah." Simultaneously both bruising and ethereal, at times overpowering and others incredibly gentle, Fallujah's "The Flesh Prevails" is about as well-rounded as a brutal death metal release gets without going full-on experimental or avant-garde...
- www.metalunderground.com
2014-07-25