The brutally cacophonous
Inhabit
is the final recording from
Living Sacrifice
to feature original vocalist/bassist
D.J.
and his grizzly Christian rants against those who might defy the lord. Along with fellow sheep-in-wolves-clothing acts like CA's
Tourniquet
,
delivered some of the finest '90s
underground metal
with a religious message. And
-- originally released in 1994 on the
R.E.X.
label and reissued in 1999 by
Tooth & Nail
-- is as good a testimonial to the group's
metal
legitimacy as anything the band released. Along with
Bruce Fitshugh
(guitars),
Jason Truby
(guitars), and
Lance Garvin
(drums) each seem determined to grind their respective instruments to a pulp on
. Nothing is held back as the
thrash
-influenced riffing of earlier efforts gives way to a wall of
death metal
noise.
Fitshugh
and
Truby
deserve most of the credit for the sonic progress made on
, as the pair abuses their guitars, giving a menacing power chord over-ring to every song. The pinnacle of this band's first formation,
is an uncompromising effort, and perhaps
's greatest success. ~ Vincent Jeffries