Dystopia's last album took so long to come out that it almost reached mythic status, but here it is, the final album from the Calfornia crustlords. Eponymously titled, Dystopia's swan song is as vicious a statement as the band has ever made. Six all new tracks plus a cover of an unreleased song from Carcinogen, the old SoCal grindcore band that Dystopia drummer Dino used to play in. Recorded between 2004 and 2005, the album is rife with apocalyptic death metal that is heavily tainted wih the stench of old Earache crust and grind, with snarling, screeching vocals, awesome midtempo chugging riffs, blastbeats, super slow doom parts, lengthy samples that are used Southern Nihilism Front-style and layered over plodding, bass-heavy dirges, and their trademark breaks into weird, spacey psychedelic passages. These guys are one of the best crust/grind bands ever, as crushing (and misanthropic) as Eyehategod, and as whacked out and ripping as bands like Gasp and Suffering Luna (who if anything were heavily influenced by Dystopia themselves). I'm pretty sure that anyone that has been anticipating this last Dystopia album isn't going to be disappointed, as they are going out with a roar. From the infectious crushing rocking anti-junkie anthem 'Leaning With Intent To Fall' to the tweaked out electronic fuckery that ends "My Meds Aren't Working", this record is as powerful and pissed and heavy as anything else the band has done. Highly recommended.

The CD version comes with an additional 20 minute untitled track that seems to be ofm nothing but silence - I'm still trying to figure what that's all about. The disc also comes with a thick full color 20-page booklet loaded with lyrics, photo collages, grafitti, and writings that are again much in the style of Mike William's Southern Nihilism Front album design style (a la all of Eyehategod's inserts).