With humble beginnings in @pigdestroyerofficial guitarist @hulljaja’s bedroom, @anbofficial quickly took on a life of its own in the underground. While having rarely played live the band’s first decade was prolific to say the least, featuring several splits, EPs, and full-length releases. The formula was effective: “micro-length” arrangements combined with programmed drum parts at insanely fast tempos & tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek lyrical concepts. 2009 stood as an anomaly for the band. Much of their catalog by this time captured @anbofficial with an almost improvised, raw intensity but perhaps lacked weight. However, their fourth album would retain many of these same elements while also making room for dynamics, hooks, & song lengths that surpassed a two-minute runtime. The inclusion of the band’s newest member & Salome vocalist @katkatzart is the standout, whose performance brought their sound to a new level of extremity listeners didn’t realize was possible. One thing was clear,...