Third full lenght album by this great Heavy Death Metal band from Germany. Granted ABYTHIC still retain that proud ‘n’ powerful class as informed by mid-period Bolt Thrower Asphyx Grave and Pentacle but with four songs spanning a stultifying 35 minutes Dominion of the Wicked both challenges the listener and makes for masterfully atmospheric listening. In fact those 35 minutes are so engrossing so majestically hypnotic yet HEAVY those minutes feel more like years such is the time-evaporating power ABYTHIC have so studiously built these last few records. Credit due then to the band stripping down to a power-trio with the emphasis clearly on POWER.