Acoustic intro to an otherwise ferocious album: if you liked "Exhibit A", this is more of the same, and then some. The major difference to these ears is greater space for soloing sections, courtesy of Lee Altus (Heathen) and mainstay, Gary Holt. In that regard, it’s a bit of a throwback to the classic early CDs. Rob Dukes vitriolic delivery is intact, spewing lyrics on all manners of human ills.

‘Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)’ revolves around the mentality of Columbine/Virginia Tech style shooters. Cute twist on the term "student body". In ‘March Of The Sycophants’ religion takes another hammering. A slower, staccato ‘Nanking’ is reminiscent of Slayer and concerns the atrocities committed by invading Japanese forces on the Chinese capital city, during World War II and how they’ve been (at best) overlooked and in some cases, expunged from history books. Speaking of non-history (is that a word/concept?): ‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ takes to task those seeking fame, tabloids and the paparazzi culture. The acoustic briefly returns at the start of ‘Democide’. A little wah wah creeps into the jam session portion of 9:21 ‘The Sun Is My Destroyer’, an otherwise aggressive number where Dukes sounds a bit like fellow Bay Area throat, Rob Flynn (Machine Head). Military snare and subtle dual guitars introduce the 2:24 instrumental ‘A Perpetual State Of Indifference’, which is a bass showcase leading directly into the ‘Good Riddance’ finale.