I can`t even begin to tell you how often biographies are written by people who have no idea what music is all about. Case in point: Watchmaker. According to the biography, I am listening to something Kreator/Voivod related right now. Oh? Really? Could somebody point that out to me? It`s almost like saying Slayer sounds like Britney Spears. Well okay, that comparison is a little bit extreme, but you catch my drift.

So what is it then? Watchmaker is an exciting thrill through the world of grindcore, thrash, hardcore and an experimental bit here and there. If you want me to give you comparisons, I`ll stick to Brutal Truth-meets-Agathocles-meets-Botch or something mildly fucked up like that. Eleven songs on this album, without a moment of dropping intensity Watchmaker rampages through them, occasionally taking some gas back ("Salt Fertile Earth") only to shift a couple of gears higher in a song like "Arise In Might".

The razor sharp riffs will tear you apart, shred your brains to a bloody pulp while making your body pound and your muscles contract involuntarily to the beating of the drums.

If you`re able to decipher the frantic vocal style of Brian Livoti you might figure out most songs approach the `destruction-rebirth` theme from different angles and different perspectives, but lyrics are definitely not Watchmaker`s key selling point: if there is one album this year that just downright provokes extreme physical aggression, then it must be Kill.Crush.Destroy - with Converge`s latest coming in a close second.