Long out of print on vinyl here in the States, Dystopia's last album is back in stock via this European version on Skuld.

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 California crustlords. Dystopia's eponymous 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 Southern California 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 with the stench of old Earache crust and grind, with snarling, screeching vocals, awesome mid-tempo 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 LP version of Dystopia comes with an oversized 6" by 6" thick full color 20-page booklet that's loaded with lyrics, photo collages, graffiti, 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).