There is still an infectious enthusiasm to tap into the spirit of their earliest creations, albeit laced with a maturity and desire to avoid repetition. It’s easy to get carried away by the immediacy of guitarist Jesper Strömblad’s melodies that are wielded alongside fellow six-stringer Niclas Engelin; Openers Conspire To Deceive and Detonate instantly recall the thrill of In Flames classics Pinball Map and Coerced Coexistence without feeling like copy and paste jobs, while Daniel Svensson’s drumming propels the verses and adds swing to the choruses of Our Channel To The Darkness. What’s more, an impeccable mix ensures the riffs leap straight out of the speaker, with Peter Iwers’ bullish bass not far behind. (Adam Brennan)