This is a one-off solo album by Colin Marston, the ridiculously talented guitarist behind Behold the Arctopus and other technical acts. As you might expect if you're at all familiar with his other projects, this is pretty technical and exuberant extreme metal with some dissonance and avant-garde elements. However, this is a more down-to-earth and "traditional" effort compared to other Marston-related releases, and even has some degree of conventional structure and riff repetition. People who found Marston's work in Behold the Arctopus to be too wild and self-indulgent have thought differently about Indricothere. Being one who greatly appreciates some aspects of extreme metal, I quite enjoy this and recommend it to anyone who wants to get a fix of reliable doom, thrash, grind, death, and drone in one album (sometimes even in one song). My only real qualm is the drum machine, but it's programmed well and doesn't sound too cheesy.
Favorite track: "III"
Least favorite track: "II"
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