Glassjaw's debut album, this was released over a decade ago, yet every listen that the album warrants makes it still sound as fresh as the day the band laid it to tape (with the help of famous heavy-rock producer Ross Robinson). This was released during nu-metal's heyday, tearing the genre a new one and giving fans of heavy rock something with a little more bite than the current big-hitters in the rock industry. When writing the album, the band were quoted that they were on a mission to "destroy Adidas rock", referring to bands such as Limp Bizkit and Korn, the big-hitters of the nu-metal scene (artists which Robinson had himself been famed for producing)

The album itself has an incredible quiet-loud dynamic; at parts it will serenade and sweeten you, before tearing your ears off with the chainsaw you thought was a pillow. Daryl sings like a man possessed, his aggressive vocal style seems to be screaming out as if his life depended on it. Musically it has to be one of the most important releases in modern heavy rock, and artists influenced by this record are still ever-appearing, possibly the first vital hardcore release to exist.

I'd consider this my favourite hardcore album, if not the finest hardcore album released to date. This is the album that many bands aspire to, but very few can match. A must-buy for any fan of hardcore, or heavy rock in general