Much like Goreaphobia's "Mortal Repulsion," this record resurrects the essence and spirit of dark-themed death metal through monumental musicianship usually stirred in a mid-paced direction that includes many qualities of prototypical death metal, like harsh vocals or sickening grooves and hooks one might dub Incantation-ish. The album starts with a deafening collage of bestial riffs exploding underneath Gamble's growling vocals and aggressive drums that refuse to loosen the stranglehold; quite self-prophetic stuff, really. Everything else is simply a continuation of this merciless onslaught, with short jabs like "The Attractor" paying homage to the roiling, grooving edge of old-school death metal or the peeling tremolo picking throughout "Sigil on Death's Hand," which again heaves acidic gunk all over the place.

Much of the running time keeps the scriptures and rules of Goreaphobia at the head of the album, but the strange "White Wind Spectre" conjures a jam-like postulate which revolves around a mechanical bass groove and Gamble's esoteric vocals for over seven minutes. It's an odd number, but it still fits into the macabre scenery in an interesting fashion. The closing "Rust Worms and the Noxious Fevers They Bring" seems even heavier after experiencing the preceding monolith which showcases another side of darkness within Goreaphobia's chambers, and the duo together close the record almost perfectly. When it comes to Goreaphobia, you pretty much get what you expect, but that's why "Apocalyptic Necromancy" rules.