by Blake Butler
Pg. 99 has erupted in fans' faces once again, with the eighth of face-ripping, hardcore noise chaos, this time even darker and more articulate than their previous far-above-par releases. This is the kind of punk rock that curdles your skin and pushes your teeth through the roof of your mouth, something that wakes you up to just how raw and passionate music can be. Some of their best work to date lurks in the black here, including "In Love With an Apparition" and "Ballad of Circling Vultures." There is an edge here that juts above other screamy-hardcore records, something that sticks into the flesh of your stomach and refuses to relent.